Background
Wack, Paul Edward was born on April 28, 1919 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States. Son of John Joseph and Mary Francis (Toller) Wack.
Wack, Paul Edward was born on April 28, 1919 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States. Son of John Joseph and Mary Francis (Toller) Wack.
Student, St. Benedict's College, 1938. AB, Creighton University, 1941. Master of Science, University Notre Dame, 1942.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Notre Dame, 1947.
Instructor University Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, 1943-1945. Chairman department physics Creighton University, Omaha, 1947-1949. Assistant professor physics University Portland, Oregon, 1949-1957, associate professor, 1957-1966, professor, since 1966, chairman department physics, 1966-1973.
Visiting scientist Oregon Academy of Sciences, Portland, 1965-1968. Vice president Wack Electrical Company, Council Bluffs, 1956-1975. Director National Science Foundation Summer Institutes, Portland, 1965-1973.
Radioactive surveyor Civil Defense, Portland, 1950-1955. Air sampler Columbia-Willamette Air Pollution Authority, Portland, 1971.
Member American Association Physics Teachers, American Physical Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Mary Ellen Van Hoomissen, December 30, 1952. Children: Paul Joseph, Edwin John, Ellen Elizabeth, Mary Margaret.