Wes Sandle
Wes Sandle FRSNZ | |
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Born | Weston James Sandle 19 March 1935 Christchurch, New Zealand |
Died | (aged 84) Dunedin, New Zealand |
Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | University of Otago |
Thesis | 19F nuclear magnetic resonance in the canted antiferromagnet KMnF3 (1968) |
Weston James Sandle FRSNZ (19 March 1935 – 19 February 2020) was a New Zealand physicist who specialised in the study of lasers. He was a professor at the University of Otago.
Biography
Born on 19 March 1935,
Appointed to the faculty of the University of Otago in 1963, Sandle rose to become a full professor in 1986.
In 1998, Sandle was elected a
Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to science.[9]
Sandle was predeceased by his wife, Pat, to whom he was married for 56 years, in 2019.[10] He died in Dunedin on 19 February 2020.[1][11]
Selected works
- Sandle, Wes; Manson, Peter; Warrington, Don (1998). Chaotic polarization behavior in a Raman laser. LEOS'98, 11th Annual Meeting, IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society. Vol. 1. IEEE. pp. 407–408.
- Dodd, J. N.; Sandle, W. J.; Zissermann, D. (1967). "Study of resonance fluorescence in cadmium: modulation effects and lifetime measurements". Proceedings of the Physical Society. 92 (2): 497. .
- Boshier, M. G.; Sandle, W. J. (1982). "Self-focussing in a vapour of two-state atoms". Optics Communications. 42 (5): 371–376. .
- Sandle, W. J.; Gallagher, Alan (1981). "Optical bistability by an atomic vapor in a focusing Fabry-Perot cavity". Physical Review A. 24 (4): 2017. .
References
- ^ a b "Wes Sandle death notice". Dominion Post. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Death search: registration number 2020/5806". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "NZ university graduates 1870–1961: Sa–Sk". Shadows of Time. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Emeritus Professors" (PDF). University of Otago Calendar for 2014. Dunedin: University of Otago. 2014. p. 141. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ a b 19F nuclear magnetic resonance in the canted antiferromagnet KMnF3 (PhD). University of California. 1968.
- ^ "Vice-chancellor's review" (PDF). University of Otago. 2001. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "W. Sandle". IEEE Xplore. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "List of all Fellows with surnames S–U". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "New Year honours list 2004". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2003. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "In memory of Patricia Ann Sandle". Tributes Online. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Pioneer put intellectual energies into physics". Otago Daily Times Online News. 23 May 2020. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.