Background
Spencer, Lewis VanClief was born on November 29, 1924 in Hillsdale, Michigan, United States. Son of William Gear and Dorothy (Burns) Spencer.
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Lewis VanClief Spencer, American physicist. Achievements include research in penetration and diffusion of x-rays, theory of electron penetration, theory of cavity ionization. Member Governor's Nuclear Energy Advisory Council, Kansas, 1964-1969, chairman civil defense subcommittee, 1967. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Education
Bachelor, Franklin College, 1945; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1948.
Career
Researcher radiation transport, National bureau of Standards, Washington, 1948-1957; consultant, National bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, Maryland., 1957-1968; section chief radiation physics, National bureau of Standards, Washington, 1960-1961; research radiation shielding, National bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, 1969-1984; retired, National bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, 1984. Assistant professor physics and mathematics Ottawa (Kansas) U., 1957-1960, professor physics and mathematics, 1961-1968. Adjunct Professor physics Hopkinsville Community College of U. Kentucky, since 1988.
Achievements
Membership
Member Governor's Nuclear Energy Advisory Council, Kansas, 1964-1969, chairman civil defense subcommittee, 1967. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Connections
Married Elizabeth Williams, September 20, 1948. Children: Dorothy Spencer Wagener, Betty Spencer Schiele, Carl, Mary Ellen Spencer Goree, Robert.
Awards
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Recipient Meritorious Svc. award unites states department Commerce, 1952, 62, 72, Distinguished Svc. award United States Office Civil and Defense Mobilization, 1960, L.H. Gray medal for outstanding contribution to radiation science International Commision on Radiation Units and Measurements, 1969, Distinguished Jayhawker award Kansas, 1964, Community Svc. Clarke award of C., 1964.Recipient Meritorious Svc. award unites states department Commerce, 1952, 62, 72, Distinguished Svc. award United States Office Civil and Defense Mobilization, 1960, L.H. Gray medal for outstanding contribution to radiation science International Commision on Radiation Units and Measurements, 1969, Distinguished Jayhawker award Kansas, 1964, Community Svc. Clarke award of C., 1964.