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Phelps, Arthur Van Rensselaer was born on July 20, 1923 in Dover, New Hampshire, United States. Son of George Osborne and Helen (Ketchum) Phelps.
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Arthur Van Rensselaer Phelps
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Arthur Van Rensselaer Phelps, American Physicist, consultant. Achievements include patent for Schulz-Phelps ionization gauge; research on electron and atomic collision processes involving low energy electrons, molecules, ions, metastable atoms and resonance radiation; on laser processes and modeling; on gaseous electronics. Recipient Silver Medal award Department Commerce, 1978. Fellow American Physical Society (Will Allis prize 1990).
Education
Doctor of Science in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1951.
Career
Consultant physicist research laboratories, Westinghouse Elec. Corporation, Pittsburgh, 1951-1970; senior research scientist, National Bureau Standards, Boulder, Colorado, 1970-1988; fellow, Joint Institute Laboratory Astrophysics U. Colorado, Boulder, 1970-1988; adjoint fellow, Joint Institute Laboratory Astrophysics U. Colorado, Boulder, since 1988; chairman, Joint Institute Laboratory Astrophysics U. Colorado, Boulder, 1979-1981. Chairman Gordon Research Conference, Plasma Chemistry, 1990.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Physical Society (Will Allis prize 1990).
Connections
Married Gertrude Kanzius, July 21, 1956. Children: Wayne Edward, Joan Susan.
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