Background
Wells, John Calhoun was born on May 12, 1941 in Tampa, Florida, United States. Son of John Calhoun and Ethel Bernice Wells.
Wells, John Calhoun was born on May 12, 1941 in Tampa, Florida, United States. Son of John Calhoun and Ethel Bernice Wells.
Bachelor of Science in Physics and Mathematics cum laude, Florida State University, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy in Nuclear Physics, Johns Hopkins University, 1968.
Postdoctoral researcher United States Naval Ordnance Laboratory, Silver Spring, Maryland, 1968-1970. Assistant professor Tennessee Technology University, Cookeville, 1970-1975, associate professor, 1975-1980, professor physics, 1980—2006. Retired, 2006
Adjunct research scientist nuclear physics Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1976—2001.
Adjunct professor physics Bryan College, Dayton, Tennessee, 1994—2010. With United States Naval Reserve, 1958-1963, with United States Naval Reserve, 1962-1963.
Member American Physical Society, American Association Physics Teachers, American Association of University Professors, Tennessee Academy Sciences, Sigma Xi.
Married Marilee Winifred Mays, December 21, 1963. Children: Sarah Kathleen, John Bryan.