Charles K. Bockelman
Charles Kincaid Bockelman (November 29, 1922 – June 6, 2002) was an American nuclear physicist and deputy provost of Yale University. He was a member of the New York Academy of Sciences.[1]
Career
Charles Bockelman's career started in the
During his early years at Yale, Bockelman used a 4 MeV high-intensity electron accelerator and MIT's Van de Graaff accelerator. In the 1960s the Arthur W. Wright Nuclear Structure Laboratory at Yale centered on a tandem Van de Graaff heavy ion accelerator. There, Bockelman took over the responsibility for the implementation of a large multigap magnetic spectrometer, which became the focus of his research for the next decade at the laboratory.[3][4]
Bockelman taught elementary and advanced courses in
He published numerous papers with students and colleagues, in addition to over fifty scientific papers and articles in major scientific publications.[5] During his career, his research focused on nuclear physics and in the late 1950s, he developed an important correlation between neutron transfer and neutron capture reactions which served as a cornerstone of the then-emerging utilization of these reactions for the measurement of nuclear structure. He was named to the New York Academy of Sciences in 1963.[6]
Family
Bockelman died on June 6, 2002, in Newtown, Connecticut. He was survived by his wife Christina, his daughter, Faith Edwards, grandchildren Torrie and Dillon Edwards, and a stepson, Michael Nesi. The Bockelmans were enthusiastic horse owners and participated in the hunt activities of Fairfield County, Connecticut.
References
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- Schenectady Gazette. 30 April 1968. p. 23. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- The Hartford Courant. 11 September 1961. p. 13C.
- ^ a b "Yale Bulletin & Calendar," June 28, 2002, Volume 30, Number 32
- ^ "Spires-Hep: Find A Bockelman, C K". Usparc.ihep.su. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- The Hartford Courant. 5 December 1963. p. 39E.