Myron Alton Jeppesen

Background

Jeppesen, Myron Alton was born on October 28, 1905 in Logan, Utah, United States. Son of Charles R. and Matilda (Jensen) Jeppesen.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Idaho, 1930; Master of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1932; Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, 1936.

Career

Member of faculty, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine., since 1936; professor physics, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine., since 1948; department chairman, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine., 1964-1972. Lecturer, visiting professor Stanford, 1947-1949. Research fellow physics University of California at Berkeley, 1956-1957.

Consultant in field, since 1954. Associate program dir.grad. fellowships National Science Foundation, 1963-1964.

Achievements

• Myron Alton Jeppesen has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Optical Society, American Physical Society. Member American Association Physics Teachers.

Connections

Married Madeleine Caron, June 25, 1939. Children— Martha (Mistress Peter Meyer), Matilda (Mistress John Newton), Mary (Mistress Ryan Ostebo), Laura (Mistress Daniel Stepner).

Father:

Charles R. Jeppesen

Mother:

Matilda (Jensen) Jeppesen

Spouse:

Madeleine Caron

child:

Matilda Jeppesen (Mistress John Newton)

child:

Mary Jeppesen (Mistress Ryan Ostebo)

child:

Martha Jeppesen (Mistress Peter Meyer)

child:

Laura Jeppesen (Mistress Daniel Stepner)