Background
Hickernell, Frederick Slocum was born on January 16, 1932 in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. Son of Frederick Azeriah and Alice Vernece (Slocum) Hickernell.
Hickernell, Frederick Slocum was born on January 16, 1932 in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. Son of Frederick Azeriah and Alice Vernece (Slocum) Hickernell.
Bachelor in Education, Arizona State University, 1953; certified in meteorology, University of California at Los Angeles, 1954; Master of Science in Physics, Arizona State University, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Arizona State University, 1966.
Instructor, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1957-1958; faculty associate, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1981-1983; engineer, Goodyear Aerospace Company, Litchfield Park, Arizona, 1958-1960; technical staff, Motorola, Inc., Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona, since 1960; Dan Noble fellow, Motorola, Inc., Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona, 1987. Visiting professor U. Arizona, Tucson, 1985-1987, Adjunct Professor, since 1987. Speaker at conferences and educational meetings.
Scout leader Phoenix area Boy Scouts American, 1971-1977. Chair board directors Valley Christian Centers, Phoenix, 1971-1974. Vice chair, treasurer OrangewoodEstates, Phoenix, 1976-1992, 93-.
Trustee American Baptist Homes of West, Oakland, California, 1988-1992. Major United States Air Force, 1953-1957, retired, 1992. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (administrative committee since 1975, chair ultrasonics symposium 1977,92, newsletter editor since 1977), American Science Affiliation (president 1994).
Member American Physical Society, American Meterol. Society, American Vacuum Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Thresa Elizabeth Kerr, June 25, 1954. Children: Frederick John, Diana Elizabeth, Robert Kerr, Thomas Slocum.