Background
Weitkamp, Claus Carl Heinrich was born on June 30, 1935 in Wuppertal, Germany. Son of Heinrich Friedrich and Emmi (Woyt) Weitkamp.
Weitkamp, Claus Carl Heinrich was born on June 30, 1935 in Wuppertal, Germany. Son of Heinrich Friedrich and Emmi (Woyt) Weitkamp.
Student, University Tubingen, Federal Republic of Germany, 1956. Bachelor of Science in Physics, University Paris, Sorbonne, 1959. Master of Science in Physics, University Karlsruhe, Federal Republic of Germany, 1958.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Karlsruhe, Federal Republic of Germany, 1962.
With Laboratory des Hautes Pressions Centre National de la Recherche Science, Bellevue, France, 1958-1959. Guest scientist physics division Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1968-1969. Senior scientist, leader nondestructive assay group Institute for Applied Nuclear Physics, Karlsruhe, 1962-1974.
Senior scientist, head optics division Institute of Physics, Geesthacht, Germany, 1975-1994. Director-in-charge Institute Physical and Chemical Analytics, Germany, 1995, head laser spectroscopy division Germany, 1995-2000. Consultant Göteborgs Kungliga Segelsällskap Forschungszentrum, Germany, 2000—2005.
Member Optical Society of America.
Married Marga Christl Mors, April 4, 1961. 1 child, Timm.