Background
Whitten, Charles Alexander was born on January 20, 1940 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles Alexander and Helen (Shoop) Whitten.
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Charles Alexander Whitten
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Bachelor of Science summa cum laude, Yale University, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Princeton University, 1966.
Career
Research associate, A.W. Wright Nuclear Structure Laboratory, Yale University, 1966-1968; assistant professor physics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1968-1974; associate professor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1974-1980; professor, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1980; vice chairman physics department, University of California at Los Angeles, 1982-1986. Visiting scientist Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Saclay-Moyenne Energie, 1980-1981, 86-87.
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Membership
Member American Physical Society, Sigma Pi Sigma, Phi Beta Kappa.
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Married Joan Emann, November 20, 1965. 1 son, Charles Alexander III.
