Clayton A. Swenson

Background

Swenson, Clayton A. was born on November 11, 1923 in Minneapolis. Son of Nels and Anna (Roth) Swenson.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Harvard, 1944; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford, 1949.

Career

Member staff, Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1944-1946; instructor, Harvard, 1949-1952; Division Industrial Cooperation staff member, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1952-1955; professor physics, distinguished professor science and humanities, senior physicist, Ames Laboratory, unites states department Energy, Iowa State University, 1955-1988; department chairman physics, Iowa State University, 1975-1982; emeritus distinguished professor, Ames Laboratory, unites states department Energy, Iowa State University, since 1988. Member consultant commission on thermometry International Committee on Weights and Measures.

Achievements

• Clayton A. Swenson has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society. Member American Association Physics Teachers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Heather M.F. Gell, September 2, 1950 (dec.1977). Children— Anna, Paul, Wendy. Married Ruth B. Wildman, January 1, 1980.

Father:

Nels Swenson

Mother:

Anna (Roth) Swenson

Spouse:

Ruth B. Wildman

Spouse:

Heather M.F. Gell