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Archival as AuthorPublished as SubjectHenry Gabriel Blosser
Dates
March 16, 1928 – March 20, 2013
Authorized Form of Name
Blosser, Henry Gabriel
Biography
Abstract
Henry Blosser was a physicist, who designed and constructed sector focused cyclotrons of medium and high energy. He was the founding director of Michigan State University's cyclotron facility.
Important Dates
March 16, 1928Birth, Harrisonburg (Va.).
1951Obtained BA, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (Va.).
1952Obtained MS, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (Va.).
1954Obtained PhD in Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (Va.).
1954 – 1958Physicist, Cyclotron Nuclear Research Group and Group Leader, Cyclotron Analogue One, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge (Tenn.).
1958 – 1966Director, Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing (Mich.).
1958 – 2013Associate Professor (1958-1961); Professor (1961-1990); and University Distinguished Professor (1990-2013), Michigan State University, East Lansing (Mich.).
1969 – 1989Director, Cyclotron Laboratory (1969-1980); Director (1980-1985) and Co-Director (1985-1989), National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing (Mich.).
1984 – 2013Adjunct Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Wayne State University, Detroit (Mich.).
1992Awarded Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics, American Physical Society.
March 20, 2013Death, Lansing (Mich.).
Occupation
Accelerator physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Family
Lynch, Lois
Wife.
Colleagues
Both employed at Michigan State University.
Gelbke, C. K. (Claus Konrad)
Both employed at Michigan State University.
Additional
Charnley, Jeff
Institutions
Major Positions
Michigan State University. Department of Physics and Astronomy
Associate Professor; Professor; and University Distinguished Professor.
National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (U.S.)
Director and Co-Director.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Physicist, Cyclotron Nuclear Research Group and Group Leader, Cyclotron Analogue One.
Wayne State University. Division of Oncology
Adjunct Professor.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Received 1992 Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics.
University of Virginia. Department of Physics
Obtained BA (1951), MS (1952), and PhD (1954).
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
Interview with Henry Blosser on August 9, 2000
University Archives & Historical Collections
Michigan State University
888 Wilson Rd, East Lansing, MI 48824