Paul Gustav Klemens

Background

Klemens, Paul Gustav was born on May 24, 1925 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Walter and Ida (Klug) Klemens. came to the United States, 1959, naturalized, 1968.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Sydney, 1946; Master of Science, U. Sydney, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford, 1950.

Career

With, National Standards Laboratory, Sydney, Australia, 1950-1959; research officer, National Standards Laboratory, 1950-1952; senior research officer, National Standards Laboratory, 1952-1957; principal research officer, National Standards Laboratory, 1957-1959; physicist, Westinghouse Research Laboratory, Pittsburgh, 1959-1964; manager transport properties of solids department, Westinghouse Research Laboratory, 1964-1967; professor physics, U. Connecticut, 1967-1991; professor emeritus, U. Connecticut, since 1991; head department physics, U. Connecticut, 1967-1974. Visiting professor Leiden (The Netherlands) U., 1963-1964, City U., London, 1989, U. Nottingham, England, 1992. Member of advisory board on heat National Bureau Standards, 1967-1970, member of advisory board on cryogenics, 1974-1979.

Member governing bd.Internat. Thermal Conductivity Confs., since 1973. Member of advisory board associateship program National Research Council, 1983-1987.

Member standing commission on accreditation Conn.Bd. Higher Education, 1980-1986. Consultant Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1972-1997.

Achievements

• Paul Gustav Klemens has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society. Member Connecticut Academy Science and Engineering.

Connections

Married Ruth Hannah Wiener, July 30, 1950. Children: Michael Walter, Susan Margaret.

Father:

Walter Klemens

Mother:

Ida (Klug) Klemens

Spouse:

Ruth Hannah Wiener

child:

Michael Walter Klemens

child:

Susan Margaret Klemens