VIP Biography for
Wilfred John Braithwaite, Ph.D.
 | Wilfred John Braithwaite, Ph.D. |
| Industry | Education |
| Title | Professor of Physics |
| Expertise | Physics |
| Current Organization | University of Arkansas at Little Rock |
| Type of Organization | University |
| Major Product | Higher education, research |
| Area of Distribution | International |
| University/Degree | B.S. Physics, 1962, Seattle Pacific University; M.S., Physics, 1965; Ph.D. Physics., 1971, University of Washington |
| Born | April 11, 1940, Ferndale, Washington |
| Published Works | Over 100 peer-reviewed scientific/technical articles |
| Affiliations | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Arkansas Academy of Science; New York Academy of Science; American Physical Society |
| Hobbies & Sports | Astronomy and astrophysics, science education, high-speed computing-3D visualizations, sailing, water sports |
| Career Accomplishments | Tests of Time Reversal Invariance; High-excitation neutron particle-hole states; Charge-dependent matrix-elements in light nuclei; Large isospin-mixing in light nuclei via scattering comparisons of positive and negative pions; Method for determining rotational symmetries of nuclear states using heavy ions; Multiply-excited atomic states in Helium-like and Lithium-like Oxygen; Strength of the 3-altha process in stellar helium burning; Method for identifying antimatter stars; Method for separating pions and kaons in Time Projection Chambers via in-flight decays; Measurement-limits on source sizes formed in symmetric collisions of ultra-relativistic heavy nuclei; Instrumental design for high-energy nuclear physics |
| Work History | 1970-72 Instructor of Physics, Princeton University; 1972-79 Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin; 1975-76/1978-79 Visiting Staff Member, Los Alamos National Laboratory; 1979-81 Research Scientist Faculty, University of Texas at Austin; 1981-89 Scientific/Technical Consultant; 1989-95 Associate Professor, University of Arkansas at Little Rock; 1990-92 Visiting Scientist Faculty, Indiana University; 1991-95 Affiliate Professor of Physics, University of Washington; 1992-95 Scientific Associate, PPE Division CERN; 1992-present, Guest Scientist, Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| Married | Wanda P. Chism 1961, Divorced 1974, no children |
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