Frederik Willem de Wette

Background

Wette, Frederik Willem de was born on June 29, 1924 in Bussum, The Netherlands. Son of Willem Hendrik and Cornelia (Boogerd) D. came to the United States, 1960.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1947; doctoral degree cum laude, U. Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1959.

Career

Research associate, then assistant professor physics, U. Utrecht, 1950-1952, 55-60; Kramers professor, U. Utrecht, 1974-1975; research associate, U. Maryland., College Park, 1953-1955; research assistant professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1960-1962; research physicist, Netherlands Reactor Center, 1962-1963; resident research associate, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1963-1965; professor physics, University Texas, Austin, 1965-1997; Trull Centennial professor physics, University Texas, Austin, 1994-1997; department chairman, University Texas, Austin, 1969-1974; director physics research center, University Texas, Austin, 1972-1974; associate dean College Natural Science, University Texas, Austin, 1976-1980. Visiting lecturer Brown U., Providence, 1952-1953. Consultant Argonne National Laboratory, 1965-1972.

Guest scientist Max-Planck-Institute for Solid State Physics, Stuttgart, Germany, summer 1984-1993. Chairman Solvay Conference on Surface Science, Austin, 1987. Trustee Argonne Universities Association, 1972-1974.

Achievements

• Frederik Willem de Wette has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society. Member Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Theodora deGaay Fortman, July 21, 1952. Children: Julia Regina, Hetty Helene, Nicolaas Willem.

Father:

Willem Hendrik D.

Mother:

Cornelia (Boogerd) D.

Spouse:

Theodora deGaay Fortman

child:

Hetty Helene Wette

child:

Julia Regina Wette

child:

Nicolaas Willem Wette