Karl Joseph Wetzel

Background

Wetzel, Karl Joseph was born on May 29, 1937 in Waynesboro, Virginia, United States. Son of Mark Ernest and Margaret K. (Jungbluth) Wetzel.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, Georgetown University, 1959; Master of Science in Physics, Yale University, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Yale University, 1965.

Career

Physicist, National Bureau Standards, Washington, 1959; postdoctoral fellow, Institute Nuclear Physics, Darmstadt, Germany, 1965-1967; postdoctoral fellow, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1967-1969; assistant professor physics, U. Portland, Oregon, 1969-1972; associate professor, U. Portland, Oregon, 1972-1980; professor, U. Portland, Oregon, since 1980; chairman science Department, University Portland, Oregon, 1980-1986; dean Graduate School, U. Portland, Oregon, since 1987. Consultant in field; Adjunct Professor State of Oregon Department Continuing Education, Portland, 1976-1996.

Achievements

• Karl Joseph Wetzel has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator, university official and dean by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Friendly House Center, Portland, 1979-1982, Choral Arts Ensemble, Portland, 1988-1995. Member American Physical Society, American Association of University Professors.

Connections

Married Barbara Carol Damutz, August 3, 1968. Children: Sebastian P., Christopher M.

Father:

Mark Ernest Wetzel

Mother:

Margaret K. (Jungbluth) Wetzel

Spouse:

Barbara Carol Damutz

child:

Sebastian P. Wetzel

child:

Christopher M. Wetzel