Background
Rense, William Alphonsus was born on March 11, 1914 in Massilion, Ohio, United States. Son of Joseph and Rose (Luther) Rense.
Rense, William Alphonsus was born on March 11, 1914 in Massilion, Ohio, United States. Son of Joseph and Rose (Luther) Rense.
Bachelor of Science, Case School Applied Science, Cleveland, 1935; Master of Science, Ohio State University, 1937; Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1939.
Assistant professor, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1941-1942; assistant professor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1943-1947; associate professor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1947-1949; faculty, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1951-1979; professor physics, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1957-1979; co-director, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Boulder, 1957-1979.
Board directors, chairman, Center For Science, Technology and Political Thought, Boulder, 1978-1989. Member American Physical Society, American Astronomical Society, American Geophysical Union, Research Society of America, Explorers Club, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Colorado Wyoming Academy of Sciences (physics chairman).
Married Wanda Evelyn Childs, May 5, 1942. Children: William C., John A.L., Charles E.C.