Janet Eleanor Sweedyk Bendt Wing

Background

Wing, Janet Eleanor Sweedyk Bendt was born on October 12, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Jack and Florence C. (Springman) Sweedyk.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with distinction, Wayne State University, 1947; Master of Arts in Physics, Columbia University, 1950; postgraduate, U. Oregon, 1966-1967; postgraduate, U. New Mexico, 1968-1971.

Career

Research engineer, General Motors Corporation, Detroit, 1944-1948; physicist, mathematician Manhattan Project, Columbia University, New York City, 1950-1951; member research staff, Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Lab, 1951-1957, 68-94; retired project leader, Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Lab, 1976-1981; assistant group leader, Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Lab, 1980-1984; associate group leader, Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Lab, 1985-1989.

Achievements

• Janet Eleanor Sweedyk Bendt Wing has been listed as a notable Nuclear scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Bd, directors, treasurer Esperanza Shelter, Santa Fe, N. Mexico, since 1984. Member American Nuclear Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Women in Science and Engineering, Los Alamos Women in Science, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi.

Connections

Married Philip J. Bendt, September 4, 1948 (divorced January 1972). Children: Karen Ann Bendt Sox, Paul Philip, Barbara Jean Bendt Medlin, LindaSue Bendt Garner. Married G. Milton Wing, August 26, 1972 (divorced January 1987).

Father:

Jack Sweedyk

Mother:

Florence C. (Springman) Sweedyk

Spouse:

Philip J. Bendt

Spouse:

G. Milton Wing

child:

Karen Ann Bendt Sox Wing

child:

LindaSue Bendt Garner Wing

child:

Paul Philip Wing

child:

Barbara Jean Bendt Medlin Wing