Background
Sandle, Weston James was born on March 19, 1935 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Son of James Arthur and Mara Frances Sandle.
Sandle, Weston James was born on March 19, 1935 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Son of James Arthur and Mara Frances Sandle.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Mathematics, University New Zealand, Canterbury, 1956. Bachelor of Science, University New Zealand, Canterbury, 1956. Master of Science in Mathematics with 1st class, University New Zealand, Canterbury, 1957.
Master of Science with 1st class in Honours, University New Zealand, Canterbury, 1957. Master of Science, University New Zealand, Canterbury University College, 1957. Master of Arts in Physics, University of California Berkeley, 1959.
Master of Arts, University California, Berkeley, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1967.
Lecturer University Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1963—1969, senior lecturer, 1967—1971, associate professor, 1971—1986, professor, 1986—2001, emeritus professor, since 2002. Associate professor University Otago, 1971—1986, physics professor, 1986—2001, emeritus professor, since 2001. Gast arbeiter Max Planck Institute fuer QuantenOptik, Garching, Bavaria, Germany, 1985—1985.
Chair, Otago tertiary chaplaincy trust board, Independently funded University Otago, 2000—2005. President New Zealand Institute Physics, 1996—1998. Convenor, energy conservation opportunities University Otago (result: 3 month payback) University Otago.
Member of AustralianOpical Society (chair, 4th australasian conference lasers optica & spectroscopy 1998), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Lasers and Electro-optics society), Optical society American.
Married Patricia Ann Tisdel, September 7, 1963. Children: Alison Mary, James Anthony.