Background
Wharton, Charles Benjamin was born on March 29, 1926 in Gold Hill, Oregon, United States. Son of Howard Ervin and Ida Fay (Starns) Wharton.
consultant engineering educator
Wharton, Charles Benjamin was born on March 29, 1926 in Gold Hill, Oregon, United States. Son of Howard Ervin and Ida Fay (Starns) Wharton.
Bachelor of Science, University of California-Berkeley, 1950; Master of Science, University of California-Berkeley, 1952.
Staff member, University of California Lawrence Laboratory, Berkeley and Livermore, 1950-1962; staff member, General Atomic Company, La Jolla, California, 1962-1967; research scientist, Max Planck Institute, Munich, Federal Republic Germany, 1959-1960, 73-74, 93; professor electrical engineering, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, since 1967; member evaluation panel, National Research Council, 1970-1973; visiting professor, University of California-Irvine, 1979-1980; visiting professor, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, India, 1982-1983; consultant, United States Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1970-1973; consultant, Occidential Research Corporation, Irvine, 1979-1982; consultant, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1982-1985; consultant, Sandia National laboratories, Albuquerque, 1982-1986; consultant, Item response theory Corporation, San Diego, 1986-1989; consultant, McDonnell Douglas Corporation, San Diego, 1989-1991; consultant, Martin-Marietta Corporation, San Diego, since 1989; consultant, Materials Research Corporation, New York City, since 1991. Course director International School Plasma Physics, Varenna, Italy, 1978, 82, 86, 88, 91. Consultant Perestroika, Tomska, Russia, 1990.
Member Alameda County Planning Commission, California, 1957-1961. Director at large Pleasanton Junior Chamber of Commerce, California, 1958-1959. Harbormaster Ithaca Yacht Club, since 1987.
Served with United States Navy, 1944-1946, PTO. Fellow American Physical Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (chairman Ithaca section 1971). Clubs: Sierra (San Francisco) (vice president 1952-1953). Lodges: Modern Woodmen.
Married Gloria Jean Dorris, August 16, 1953. Children: Carl Gene, Kristi Anna, Mark Theodore.