Background
Berkelman, Karl was born on June 7, 1933 in Lewiston, Maine, United States. Son of Robert George and Yvonne (Langlois) Berkelman.
Berkelman, Karl was born on June 7, 1933 in Lewiston, Maine, United States. Son of Robert George and Yvonne (Langlois) Berkelman.
Bachelor of Science, University Rochester, New York, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1959.
From assistant professor to professor physics, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, since 1961; director laboratory nuclear studies, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, since 1985; science associate, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany, 1974-1975; science associate, European Organization of Nuclear Research, Geneva, 1967-1968, 81-82, 91-92.
Married Mary Bowen Hobbie, October 10, 1959. Children: Thomas, James, Peter.