Background
Henkel, John Harmon was born on August 14, 1924 in Kentwood, Louisiana, United States. Son of William Hatton and Margaret Gwendolyn (Watson) Henkel.
Henkel, John Harmon was born on August 14, 1924 in Kentwood, Louisiana, United States. Son of William Hatton and Margaret Gwendolyn (Watson) Henkel.
Student Southeastern Louisiana College, 1941-1943.
Bachelor of Science, Tulane University, 1947, Master of Science, 1948;Doctor of Philosophy, Brown University, 1954. Junior research technologist Magnolia Petroleum Company, Dallas, 1948-1951, senior research technologist, 1954-1955. Research assistant Brown University, Providence, 1951-1954.
Assistant professor physics U. Georgia, Athens,1955-1958, associate professor, 1958-1964, professor, 1964-1990, professor emeritus, 1990.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. National Science Foundation fellow, 1959-1960, grantee, 1962-1969. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member American Physical Society, Georgia Academy Science, Kiwanis, Green Hills Country.
Married Sara Ernestine Saucier, April. Children: Wendolyn Elizabeth (deceased), Sally Lee Henkel Bone (deceased), Jenny Saucier, Margaret Loraine, Pamela Ann (deceased).