Background
He was born in Menominee, Michigan to Knud Nielsen and Maren Sorensen, immigrant parents who had moved to the United States from Denmark.
physicist university professor
He was born in Menominee, Michigan to Knud Nielsen and Maren Sorensen, immigrant parents who had moved to the United States from Denmark.
Student Saint Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1923-1925. Bachelor of Science, University of Michigan, 1926, Master of Arts, 1927, Doctor of Philosophy, 1929. Student of University Copenhagen (Universitetets Institut for Teoretisk Fysik), 1929-1930.
Doctor Honoris Cause, U. Dijon (France), 1965.
1 son, Peter Herborg. American Scandinavian fellow, 1929-1930. Member of faculty Ohio State University, 1930-1971, professor physics, 1943-1971, emeritus, 1971-1973, department chairman, 1946-1967.
Technical representative National Defense Research Committee, 1942-1944.
Fulbright lecturer U. Paris, 1958-1959. Visiting professor U. Copenhagen, 1968-1969.
Department State science attache, Stockholm, Sweden, 1952-1953. President commission on symbols, units and nomenclature International Union Pure and Applied Physics, 1952-1960, vice president, 1960-1961, secretary triple commission spectroscopy, 1960-1963, president, 1963-1964, vice president United States of America national committee, 1958-1961, secretary United States of America committee, 1961-1969.
Cultural exchange trip, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1958.
Chairman National Research Council committee symbols, units and nomenclature, 1956-1961, member, 1962-1965, member division chemistry and chemical technical committee physical chemistry. Consultant to science adviser to secretary state, 1958-1960.
Member of faculty Ohio State University, 1930-1971, professor physics, 1943-1971, emeritus, 1971-1973, department chairman, 1946-1967. Clubs: Cosmos.
Married Martha Ann Evans, September 18, 1943.