Background
Hanna, Stanley Sweet was born on May 17, 1920 in Sagaing, Burma. Son of Alexander Carson and Hazel (Ames) Hanna.
Hanna, Stanley Sweet was born on May 17, 1920 in Sagaing, Burma. Son of Alexander Carson and Hazel (Ames) Hanna.
AB, Denison University, 1941. Doctor of Science, Denison University, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1947.
Member faculty, Johns Hopkins University, 1943-1955; assistant professor physics, Johns Hopkins University, 1948-1955; associate physicist, Argonne National Laboratory, 1955-1960; senior physicist, Argonne National Laboratory, 1960-1963; consultant, Argonne National Laboratory, 1963-1968; professor physics, Stanford (California) U., 1963-1990; professor emeritus, Stanford (California) U., since 1990. Researcher on nuclear structure, giant resonances, polarizations of nuclear radiations, positron polarization, lifetimes of nuclear states, resonance absorption, analogue states, electron scattering, nuclear moments, intermediate energy physics, weak and hyperfine interactions, Mössbauer effect, magnetism. Consultant Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1967-1974.
Chairman nuclear physics panel, commission on physics National Academy Sciences, 1964-1965. Served with Army of the United States, 1945-1946. Fellow American Physical Society (organizing committee nuclear physics division 1966-1967, Executive Committee 1967-1968, 75-82, vice chairman 1975-1976, chairman 1976-1977, nuclearphysics councillor 1978-1982, publication committee 1980-1983, Chairman of Commission 1981-1983, member Executive Committee 1979-1982).
Member Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Jane Reeves Martin, December 27, 1942. Children: David Stanley, Peter Alexander, Susan Lee.