Background
Ostenburg, Donald Ora Van was born on July 19, 1929 in East Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Son of Arie and Jane (Versluis) Van Oostenbrugge.
Ostenburg, Donald Ora Van was born on July 19, 1929 in East Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Son of Arie and Jane (Versluis) Van Oostenbrugge.
Bachelor of Science, Calvin College, 1951; Master of Science, Michigan State University, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, Michigan State University, 1956.
Associate physicist, Armour Research Foundation, Chicago, 1956-1959; group leader, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1959-1970; associate professor, DePaul University, Chicago, 1970-1974; professor, DePaul University, Chicago, 1974-1997; professor emeritus, DePaul University, Chicago, since 1997. Chairman physics department DePaul University, Chicago, 1987-1993.
President Center State Universities, DeKalb, Illinois, 1985. Fellow American Physical Society, American Science Affiliation.
Married Betty Jean Roskamp, August 31, 1951. Children: Suzanne Lynn, Donald Mark.