Background
Alexander, Wesley Merle was born on March 9, 1926. Son of Lucian Merle and Dolly Madison (Fox) Alexander.
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Wesley Merle Alexander
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Bachelor of Music with honors, Baylor University, 1949. Bachelor of Science in Physics with honors, Baylor University, 1952. Master of Science, Baylor University, 1953.
Doctor of Philosophy magna cum laude, University Heidelberg, Germany, 1975.
Career
Research acoustics engineer C.G. Conn, Ltd., 1953—1954. Assistant professor physics Baylor University, 1954—1956, assistant professor, 1967—1975, associate professor, 1975—1978, professor, from 1978. Director Institute Environmental Studies, from 1975, Glasscock Energy Research Center, from 1979.
Instructor physics, research electronics engineer Oklahoma State University, 1954—1956. Head astrochemistry section Goddard Space Flight Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1959—1966. Research associate space physics Temple University, 1966—1967.
President American Solar King, 1976—1977, AFS Research Corporation, Waco, Texas, 1979—1981, chairman board. Consultant on solar energy. Served United States Navy, 1944-1946, served United States Naval Reserve, 1946-1952, served United States Air Force Reserve, 1952-1958.
Achievements
Membership
Member Envrivon. Commission City Council Waco (Texas), from 1975. Associate board directors World Hunger Relief, Inc. Fellow: Texas Academy of Sciences.
Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Association Solar Energy, New York Academy of Sciences, Texas Academy of Sciences, American Acoustical Society, American Geophysical Union, American Association Physics Teachers, International Commission Science Unions, Rotary, Sigma Xi Sigma, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Mary Kathryn Stemm, August 26, 1959. Children: David Merle, Kathryn Jane, Sara Elizabeth, Matthew Lucian.
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Religion
Presbyterian