Background
Andrew, Kenneth L. was born on June 14, 1919 in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Son of I(saac) Ernest and Hulda (Cox) Andrew.
physics educator research physicist
Andrew, Kenneth L. was born on June 14, 1919 in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Son of I(saac) Ernest and Hulda (Cox) Andrew.
Bachelor of Arts, Friends U., 1940; Master of Arts, Johns Hopkins University, 1942; Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1951.
Head department physics, Friends U., Wichita, 1942-1956;
department chairman physics, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1956-1957;
associate professor physics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1957-1968;
professor physics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1968-1989;
professor emeritus, since 1989. Exchange professor Laboratory Aimé-Cotton, Orsay, France, 1968-1969. Consultant LosAlamos National Laboratory, 1965-1972, 77—, Argonne National Laboratory Illinois, 1977-1983.
Principal investigator research grants in atomic emission spectroscopy National Science Foundation, 1958-1983, research grants in atomic spectroscopy National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1963-1975, contracts in spectroscopy Office Naval Research, 1959-1966. Member commission on line spectra of elements National Research Council, 1961-1973, chairman, 1966-1968.
Fellow Optical Society of America (associate editor 1980-1983). Member European Group Atomic Spectroscopists, American Physical Society, American Association Physics Teachers, International Astronomical Union, Sigma Xi.
Married Lois Renner, September 1, 1940. Children— Ralph K., Dale Ernest, Nancy Lee.