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Wheeler, James Thomas was born on September 3, 1950 in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Son of Philip Thomas and Ruth Charlotte (Weber) Wheeler.
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James Thomas Wheeler, American Physics researcher. Achievements include research on physical models of the fundamental forces based on the conformal group, exact solutions in extended gravity, first prediction of the gravitational squeezing of light. Faculty grant Utah State University, 1990; recipient Travel award National Science Foundation, 1989.
Education
Bachelor in Physics, Kalamazoo (Michigan) College, 1972; Master of Science in Physics, U. Maryland., 1980; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University of Chicago, 1986.
Career
Research associate, Department Physics, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1986-1988; assistant professor, Department Physics, Swarthmore (Pennsylvania) College, 1988-1989; assistant professor, Department Physics, Utah State University, Logan, since 1989. Judge Sterling Scholar Competition, Clearfield, Utah, 1990, Sigma Xi Research Competition, Logan, Utah, 1991.
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Membership
With United States Army, 1972-1974. Member American Physical Society, Student Physics Society (advisor since 1989), American Institute of Physics, Sigam Pi Sigma (faculty advisor).
Connections
Married Rebecca Jan Sorrells, December 21, 1980.
