Background
Rasmussen, John Oscar was born on August 8, 1926 in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. Son of John Oscar and Hazel (Ormsby) Rasmussen.
Rasmussen, John Oscar was born on August 8, 1926 in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. Son of John Oscar and Hazel (Ormsby) Rasmussen.
Bachelor of Science, California Institute Technology, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Berkeley, 1952; Master of Arts (honorary), Yale University, 1969.
Member of faculty department chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1952-1968, 73-91;
professor of chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1971-1991;
retired, University of California, Berkeley, 1991;
member research staff, University of California, Berkeley, 1952-1968;
senior research associate, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, since 1972. Professor of chemistry Yale University 1969-1973. Associate director Yale Heavy Ion Accelerator Laboratory, 1970-1973.
Visiting research professor Nobel Institute Physics, Stockholm, 1953. Visiting professor Institute Nuclear science U. Tokyo, 1974, Fudan U., Shanghai, 1979, honorary professor, 1984.
Served with United States Navy, 1944-1946. Fellow American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society (Nuclear Applications in Chemistry award 1976), Federation American Scientists (chairman 1969).
Married Louise Brooks, August 27, 1950;children— Nancy, Jane, David, Stephen.