Background
Straley, Joseph Ward was born on October 6, 1914 in Paulding, Ohio, United States. Son of Ozro Elbert and Stella Marie Straley.
science educator molecular spectrascopist
Straley, Joseph Ward was born on October 6, 1914 in Paulding, Ohio, United States. Son of Ozro Elbert and Stella Marie Straley.
Bachelor of Science in Education, Bowling Green State University, Ohio, 1936. Master of Science, Ohio State University, 1937. Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1941.
Instructor physics Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio, 1938—1939. Assistant professor University Toledo, 1941—1944. Professor physics University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1944—1980, retired, 1980.
Director Piedmont Crescent Energy Project, Chapel Hill, 1976—1980.
Member town council Town of Chapel Hill, 1980—1984. Member of American Physical Society.
Married Lucy Gertrude Whittlesey, January 28, 1914. Children: Joseph Paul, David Lee, Lesley Mae.