James Arthur Whalen

Background

Whalen, James Arthur was born on February 7, 1927 in Staten Island, New York, United States. Son of William Francis and Lena Dell (Meeker) Whalen.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, Union College, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, Washington U., 1957.

Career

Senior physicist, Allied Research Associations, Inc., Boston, 1956-1960; consultant physicist, Boston, 1960-1967; ionospheric physicist, Geophysics Director, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, since 1967.

Achievements

• James Arthur Whalen has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Conservation Commission, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, 1972-1990. With United States Navy, 1945-1946. Member American Geophysical Union, American Physical Society, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Gloria Lorraine Angove. Children: Michele, William, Thomas, Robert.

Father:

William Francis Whalen

Mother:

Lena Dell (Meeker) Whalen

Spouse:

Gloria Lorraine Angove

child:

William Whalen

child:

Thomas Whalen

child:

Robert Whalen

child:

Michele Whalen