Background
Gugelot, Piet Cornelis was born on February 24, 1918 in Bussum, The Netherlands. Son of Pieter Cornelis and Anna (Arnold) Gugelot. came to the United States, 1947, naturalized, 1954.
Gugelot, Piet Cornelis was born on February 24, 1918 in Bussum, The Netherlands. Son of Pieter Cornelis and Anna (Arnold) Gugelot. came to the United States, 1947, naturalized, 1954.
Physics degree, Federal School Technology, Zurich, Switzerland, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, Federal School Technology, Zurich, Switzerland, 1945.
Research associate, Physical Institute, Federal School Technology, Zurich, 1940-1947;
research associate, Princeton, 1947-1949;
assistant professor, Princeton, 1949-1956;
director, Institute for Nuclear Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
professor nuclear physics, U. Amsterdam, 1956-1966;
professor physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1966-1992;
professor emeritus, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, since 1992. Visiting professor U. Washington, 1954. Visiting scientist Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1959, University of California, Livermore, 1960.
Visiting professor Stanford, 1963-1964, Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, 1970. Director National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space-Radiation Laboratory, 1966. Consultant National Aeronautics and Space Administration Langley Research Center, Los Alamos Science Laboratory.
Visiting scientist department nuclear physics Saclay European Organization of Nuclear Research, 1975-1976. Visiting professor U. Lyon, France, 1977. Invited lecturer Japan Society Promotion of Science, U. Tokyo, 1984.
Fellow American Physical Society. Member Swiss, European physical societies, Gesellschaft Ehemaliger Polytechn., Sigma Xi, Sigma Pi Sigma (honorary).
Married Ursula Federspiel, June 27, 1944. 1 son, Oliver C.