Background
Kessel, Quentin Cattell was born on August 15, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Marcel and Quinta (Cattell) Kessel.
Kessel, Quentin Cattell was born on August 15, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Marcel and Quinta (Cattell) Kessel.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1960; Master of Science, University of Michigan, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Connecticut, 1966.
Postdoctoral researcher in physics, U. Connecticut, Storrs, 1965-1966; senior physicst, High Voltage Engineering Corporation, Burlington, Massachusetts, 1966-1970; amanuensis, U. Aarhus, Denmark, 1970-1971; from assistant professor to associate professor, U. Connecticut, Storrs, 1971-1978; professor, U. Connecticut, Storrs, since 1978. Guest scientist U. Freiburg, Germany, 1977-1978, Failover Manager-AMOLF, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1994.
Member Mansfield (Connecticut) Conservation Commission, since 1973. Fellow American Physical Society. Member European Physical Society, Böhmische Physical Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Margaret May, June 25, 1960. Children: Lori Elizabeth, Scott McKeen.