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Published as SubjectJohn R. Winckler
Dates
October 27, 1916 – February 6, 2001
Authorized Form of Name
Winckler, John R.
Biography
Abstract
John Winckler was Emeritus Professor of Physics at University of Minnesota (1986-2001). His research interests included solar, magnetospheric, auroral, and atmospheric physics.
Important Dates
October 27, 1916Birth, Plainfield (N.J.).
1937 – 1942Research Physicist, Johns-Manville Corporation.
1942Obtained BS, Rutgers University, New Brunswick (N.J.).
1946Obtained PhD in Physics, Princeton University, Princeton (N.J.).
1946 – 1949Instructor in Physics, Palmer Laboratory, Princeton University.
1949 – 2001Assistant Professor to Professor of Physics (1949-1986) and Emeritus Professor of Physics (1986-2001), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Minn.).
1965 – 1966Guggenheim Fellow, Meudon Observatory.
1985Fulbright Fellow, Paul Sabatier University.
1996Member, National Academy of Sciences.
February 6, 2001Death, Minneapolis (Minn.).
Occupation
Experimental physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Family
Winckler, Louise McDowell
Wife. Married in 1943.
Advisors & Collaborators
Anderson, Kinsey A. (Kinsey Amor)
Advised by Winckler at University of Minnesota, "Effects of non-primary cosmic radiation on the number-energy relation and geomagnetic correlations near the top of the atmosphere."
Ladenburg, Rudolf Walter, 1882-1952
PhD advisor at Princeton University, "Interferometric study of a supersonic air jet from a converging nozzle."
Colleagues
Both employed at University of Minnesota.
Both employed at University of Minnesota.
Both employed at University of Minnesota.
Both employed at University of Minnesota.
Nier, Alfred O. (Alfred Otto), 1911-1994
Both employed at University of Minnesota.
Tate, John T. (John Torrence), 1889-1950
Both employed at University of Minnesota.
Wigner, Eugene Paul, 1902-1995
Both employed at Princeton University.
Williams, John H. (John Harry), 1908-
Both employed at University of Minnesota.
Institutions
Major Positions
Johns-Manville, Incorporated
Research Physicist.
Princeton University. Department of Physics
Obtained PhD (1946). Instructor in Physics, Palmer Laboratory.
University of Minnesota. Department of Physics and Astronomy
Assistant Professor to Professor of Physics and Emeritus Professor of Physics.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
Observatoire de Paris-Meudon
Guggenheim Fellow.
Rutgers University. Department of Physics and Astronomy
Obtained BS (1942).
Université Paul Sabatier
Fulbright Fellow.
Resources
Published Resources
Subject
"John Randolph Winckler: 1916-2001", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences