- Date Of Birth: March 28, 1937
- Date Of Death: February 16, 2020
- State: Pennsylvania
James “Jim” D. Gunton, 82, of Bethlehem, PA passed away in his home February 16, 2020. Born in Medford, OR he was the older son of Harold and Hazel Gunton. Jim was also the devoted husband of Peggy Gunton. He retired in 2018 as Lehigh University’s “Joseph A. Waldschmitt Emeritus” Professor of Physics, having earlier served as the University’s Dean of Arts and Sciences. Jim began his career at Linfield College in 1954. He was selected as a Rhodes Scholar and attended Merton College at Oxford, where he developed a love for physics. He was a Fulbright Scholar, Danforth Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Fellow (honorary) and subsequently received in 1967 a PhD from Stanford University. Professor Gunton was a statistical physicist with research interests in the field of pattern formation in non-linear, non-equilibrium systems. He served on the faculty at Temple University and also visiting professor (including Kyoto University and the University of Geneva). Jim was provost at Kenyon University.
Survivors: In addition to wife Peggy, Jim will be lovingly remembered by sons, Michael (wife Misuk Jung) and James T. Gunton (wife Kammi); daughter, Deborah and six grandchildren. Jim is preceded in death by brother Bill Gunton.
