Background
Wethington, John Abner was born on April 18, 1921 in Tallahassee. Son of John Abner and Mary McQueen (Hale) Wethington.
Wethington, John Abner was born on April 18, 1921 in Tallahassee. Son of John Abner and Mary McQueen (Hale) Wethington.
Bachelor of Arts, Emory University, 1942; Master of Arts, Emory University, 1943; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1950.
Visiting research assistant, Princeton, 1943-1944;
chemist, Fercleve Corporation, Oak Ridge, 1944-1946;
chemist to senior chemist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1949-1953;
assistant professor to professor nuclear engineering, U. Florida, 1953-1985;
professor emeritus, U. Florida, 1985-1998;
on leave as fellow, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, California, 1971-1972;
visiting scientist, P.R. Nuclear Center, 1962-1963;
visiting scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1979-1980;
retired. United States delegate to Radiation Congress, Haregate, England, 1963, 2d International Conference Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Switzerland, 1958. Faculty participant Oak Ridge School Reactor Technology, 1957-1958.
Owner tree farm.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society, American Nuclear Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha Chi Sigma.
Married Kathryn Kemp Greene, August 19, 1943. 1 son, John Abner III.