Abund Ottokar Wist

Background

Wist, Abund Ottokar was born on May 23, 1926 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Engelbert Johannes and Augusta Barbara (Ungewitter) Wist.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics, Engineer University, Graz, Austria, 1948. Master of Education, University Vienna, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy in Theoretical Physics, University Vienna, 1951.

Career

Research and development engineer Hornyphon AG, Vienna, 1952-1954, Siemens & Halske AG, Munich, 1954-1958. Director research and development Brinkman Instruments Company, Westbury, New York, 1958-1964. Senior scientist Fisher Science Inc., Pittsburgh, 1964-1969.

Research assistant otolaryngology University Pittsburgh, 1969-1970, research associate department occupational health, 1970-1972, postdoctoral fellow department chemistry, 1972-1973. Assistant professor computer science Medical College Virginia Virginia Commonwealth University, 1973-1980, assistant professor biophysics Medical College Virginia, 1980-1982, assistant professor physiology Medical College Virginia, 1982-1984, assistant professor radiology Medical College Virginia, 1984-1992, adjunct professor radiology Medical College Virginia, 1992-1995. Adjunct research professor dentistry department general practice Dental School Medical University Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, from 1997.

Radiation safety specialist Bureau Radiological Health, Virginia Department Health, 1992-1995. President, Chief Executive Officer Inntech Inc., 1995-1997. Principal Neutech, LLC, Richmond, Virginia, since 1997.

Founder, general chairman Symposium Computer Applications in Medical Care, Washington, 1977-1979, chairman biomedical Optics Conference, Clinical Application of Modern Imaging Technology I and II, Los Angeles, 1993, 94. Session chairman, lecturer European Radiology Conference, Vienna, 1993, session chairman, lecturer Advanced Laser Dentistry Conference, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1994. Session chairman, lecturer biomedical Optics Europe Conference, Lille, France, 1994.

Invited speaker, session chairman, co-chairman poster session International Conference Light and Biological Systems, Wroclaw, Poland, 1995. Lecturer and session chairman BIOS Europe 95 Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 1995. Lecturer 5th European Congress on Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology, Cologne, Germany, 1995.

Founder, chairman additional professional sessions in the United States.

Achievements

• Abund Ottokar Wist has been listed as a noteworthy physicist, educator, engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member board regents Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia, since 1991. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior, secretary central Virginia 1994-1995, treasurer 1995-1996, vice chairman 1996-1997, chairman Richmond section 1997-1998), American Society for Testing and Materials, International Society for Optical Engineering (editor proceedings 1993, 94), New York Academy of Sciences, American College Radiology, Richmond Computer Club (founder, president 1977-1979), biomedical Engineering Society, American Association Physics in Medicine, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Suzanne Gregson Smiley, November 30, 1963. Children: John Joseph, Abund Charles received Master of Science in Company.

Father:

Engelbert Johannes Wist

Mother:

Augusta Barbara (Ungewitter) Wist

Spouse:

Suzanne Gregson Smiley

child:

Abund Charles received Master of Science in Comp Wist

child:

John Joseph Wist