University of Utah Department of Physics records

University of Utah Department of Physics records, 1948-1978

Overview of the Collection

Creator: University of Utah. Dept. of Physics
Title: University of Utah Department of Physics records
Dates: 1948-1978 (inclusive)
19481978

1966-1976 (bulk)
19661976
Quantity: 11.25 linear feet
Collection Number: Acc0363
Summary: The Department of Physics is located in the College of Science and awards both undergraduate and graduate degrees. During the period covered by these records, Peter Gibbs served as department head. This collection contains correspondence, memoranda, and reports concerning curricula and faculty personnel matters. Included are department newsletters (1969-1978), research proposals, and reports to the National Science Foundation by various faculty in the department.
Repository: University of Utah Libraries, University Archives and Records Management
University Archives and Records Management, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
666 Guardsman Way
Salt Lake City, UT
84112
Telephone: 8015818242
david.buhler@utah.edu
Access Restrictions: Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection contains correspondence, memoranda, and reports concerning curricula and faculty personnel matters. Included are department newsletters (1969-1978), research proposals, and reports to the National Science Foundation by various faculty in the department.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: University of Utah Department of Physics records, Acc. 363, Box [ ]. University Archives and Records Management. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Following Citations:Acc. 363.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

This collection is arranged alphabetically.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Academic Freedom & Tenure Committee to College of HealthReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee	1971-1972
2	Ad Hoc Committee on the Teaching Assistant Program	1967-1975
3	Ad Hoc Sabbatical Leave Committee	1974-1975
4	Administrative Review (Restricted)	1972
5-7	Affirmative Action: Correspondence	1968-1974
8	Affirmative Action: Miscellaneous	1972-1976
9	Alta Conference Report: " Scientists in the Public Interest: The Role of Professional Societies"	1973
10	An Administrative Review of the College of Science	1971
11	Astronomy-Astrophysics	1972
12	A.S.U.U. (Associated Students of the University of Utah) - Budget	1972-1973
13	Auxiliary Faculty Committee	1973-1974
14	Briet-Ailion Case (Restricted)	1973-1974
15	Chemical Physics	1969-1975
16	College of Health	1974

Classified Research to Curriculum CommitteeReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 2

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Classified Research (Restricted)	1969
2	Colloquia & Seminars	1969-1978
3	Committee of Indian Interests	1972
4	Computer Advisory Council 1972-1975	1972-1975
5-11	Correspondence	1958-1975
12	Curriculum Committee	1966

Department "Bible" to Doctoral Degrees ConferredReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 3

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1-2	Department " Bible"	1970-1971
3	Department of Anatomy Review (Restricted)	1973
4	Department of Physics: 5 Year Plan	1975
5	Department of Science: Development Proposal	1968
6-10	Directorate	1971-1976
11	Division of Continuing Education	1971-1975
12	Doctoral Degrees Conferred	1950-1970

Educational Rights & Privacy Act to Formation of College of ScienceReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 4

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Educational Rights and Privacy Act 1974	1974
2	Elections & Appointments Committee	1970
3	Energy Expansion Program	1975
4	Energy Proposal	1975
5	Environmental Studies Program	1973-1974
6	Examination Policy for Ph.D's	1970
7	Exchange Program	1971
8	Exit Interviews	1968-1972
9	Faculty Advisory Committee for the Industrial Associates	1968-1972
10	Faculty Effect Study and Utilization of the Manpower Survey	1968
11	Formation of the College of Science	1969

Faculty Files: A-CReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 5

(All Faculty Files are restricted.)

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Athey, Grant R.	1948-1955
2	Ault, Richard	1972-1976
3	Baldacchini, Giuseppe	1976-1977
4	Bardeen, James	1969-1970
5	Bethe, Hans A.	1973-1974
6	Bilz, Hienz	1968
7	Bjorklund, Russell F.	1967-1969
8	Bjorken, James D.	1968
9	Blume, Hartwig M.	1968
10	Bonner, Jill	1973-1974
11	Branson, Lane K.	1971-1978
12	Buchenauer, C. Jerald	1971-1974
13	Calmet, Jacques	1970-1972
14	Caneva, Kenneth	1971-1974
15	Carroll, Raymond	1971-1975
16	Chesters, Dennis	1971-1973
17	Christensen, Steven M.	1975-1977
18	Chew, Geoffrey F.	1967-1969
19	Chitre, D. M.	1971-1974
20	Clayton, Archer R.	1972-1973
21	Coats, Robert B.	1967-1969
22	Cooper, David	1974-1977
23	Corrigan, Dennis	1969-1974

Faculty Files: D-GReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 6

(All Faculty Files are restricted.)

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1-2	Das, Tara P.	1964-1974
3	Davis, John P.	1975-1978
4	Demianski, Marek	1973-1974
5	Desouza, Milton F.	1970
6	DeVries, Lawrence K.	1962-1967
7	Doran, J. Christopher	1970-1976
8	Doran, Raymond L.	1945-1968
9	Durand, Dominique	1971
10	Dutta, Chizuko	1969-1976
11	Dutta, Nadar Chand	1970-1974
12	Elsasser, Walter M.	1949-1957
13	Fishbone, Lelie G.	1973-1977
14	Fox, John	1971-1973
15	Freeman, David L.	1974-1975
16	Fritz, Bernd	1966-1969
17	Gallagher, Thomas	1970-1972

Faculty Files: G-KReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 7

(All Faculty Files are restricted.)

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Gall-Mann, Murray	1968-1977
2	Goble, Robert L.	1972-1974
3	Griss, Martin L.	1972-1973
4	Hagrman, Donald L.	1963-1975
5	Harmon, Frank	1968-1969
6	Hartel, Hermann	1966-1968
7	Hearn, Dwight D.	1968-1970
8	Hearns, Anthony C.	1968-1978
9	Heinicke, Wolfgang	1970-1971
10	Hokanson, Donald	1967-1970
11	Hopkins, Bruce D.	1962-1968
12	Huff, William J.	1971-1972
13	Hygh, Earl H.	1964-1975
14	Ikenberry, Dennis	1969-1970
15	Isaacson, Rod T.	1968-1970
16	Jain, V. K.	1967-1970
17	Jensen, Russell C.	1971-1973
18	Jones, Merrell R.	1968-1969
19	Kappahan, Siegmar	1966-1971
20	Klint, David W.	1970
21	Kohr, C. Byron	1971

Faculty Files: K-OReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 8

(All Faculty Files are restricted.)

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Kumar, Lalit	1968-1972
2	Lai, C. K.	1972-1973
3	Larson, Michael D.	1962-1973
4	Liang, Edison	1973-1976
5	Linderberg, Jan	1971-1973
6	Loos, Rudiger	1970-1972
7	Lowe, George H. III	1974-1975
8	Lurie, David	1973
9	Luster, James	1973-1974
10	Mack, Dieter	1972
11	Marcelja, Stjepan	1970-1971
12	Marchesini, Guiseppe	1968-1970
13	Mason, Grant	1970-1974
14	McIlwain, John F.	1972
15	Mercier, Olivier	1975
16	Michl, Josef	1969
17	Miller, James G.	1974-1976
18	Mizuimski, Conrad R.	1968-1972
19	Morrison, James L.	1964-1974
20	Mossbauer, Rudolf L.	1968
21	Narasimham, Syamala	1972
22	Norton, Richard E.	1968
23	Oddershede, Jens	1971-1973
24	Ohkura, Hiroshi	1968-1969
25	Osborne, John L.	1967-1968
26	Ozaki, Seinosuke	1970-1972
27	Page, John B.	1974-1975
28	Paquette, David	1973-1975

Faculty Files: P-SReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 9

(All Faculty Files are restricted.)

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Pinsky, Stephen	1970-1973
2	Piott, Joseph E.	1973-1978
3	Porret, Francis	1968
4	Ramaker, David E.	1971-1972
5	Ramshaw, John D.	1970-1971
6	Randic, Milan	1971
7	Rosenstock, Herbert B.	1969-1971
8	Salmon, Lydia & William	1972-1974
9	Samuelson, Gary Lee	1971
10	Scott, Hugh L.	1970-1973
11	Seeley, John L.	1968-1969
12	Seward, William D.	1967-1972
13	Shorthill, Richard W.	1974
14	Shaner, John W.	1968-1972
15	Shen, Lewis Nai-Sing	1971-1972
16	Shtokhemer, Roman	1974-1975
17	Simpson, Mitchel H.	1971-1977
18	Sosin, Abraham	1963-1978

Faculty Files: S-ZReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 10

(All Faculty Files are restricted.)

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Stenerson, Richard D.	1967-1970
2	Stienon, Francis M.	1972
3	Strauch, Dieter	1968
4	Thompson, Julia	1970-1971
5	Togei, Ryokee	1970
6	Toton, Edward T.	1971
7	Wald, George	1968-1973
8	Wanlass, Frank E.	1968-1970
9	Weyhmann, Walter V.	1974-1975
10	Wolf, Dieter	1974-1976
11	Yeung, Hong-Ning	1972
12	Youngblood, Gerald E.	1965-1976
13	Zachariasen, Fredrik	1969-1970

Frontiers of Science, 1969-1973Return to Top

Container(s): Box 11

Frontiers of Science to Liberal Education ProgramReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 12

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1-3	Frontiers of Science	1974-1976
4	Gardner Prize	1969
5	General Education Committee	1968-1971
6	Graduate Education	1969-1973
7	Graduate Program Review Committee (Restricted)	1969-1973
8	Graduate Review - Electrical Engineering (Restricted)	1971-1972
9	Granite School District - Teacher Recertification	1973-1974
10	Graphic Art Shop	1973
11	High School Science Lecture Series	1974-1975
12	Frank S. Harris	1962-1965
13	Holiday Science Lectures	1968-1969
14	Industrial Physics Committee	1974
15	Institutional Funds Committee	1974
16	Instruction and Committees	1968-1971
17	Liberal Education Program in Physics	1972-1975

"Mini Bull" to Museum PiecesReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 13

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1-8	" Mini Bull" - Department Newsletter	1969-1978
9	Miscellaneous Correspondence	1970-1975
10	Miscellaneous Correspondence - Allan Davis	1975-1976
11	Miscellaneous Correspondence - Frank E. Harris	1973-1975
12	Miscellaneous Correspondence - Pete D. Gardner	1969-1976
13	Miscellaneous Correspondence - Oakley G. Gordon	1970-1974
14-17	Miscellaneous Memoranda	1975-1978
18	Museum Pieces	1972

National Science Foundation to Physics BuildingReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 14

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	National Science Foundation: Advisory Committee	1968-1969
2-3	National Science Foundation: Grant #3164	1968-1975
4	National Science Foundation: Grant #3164 - Salaries	1972
5	National Science Foundation: Miscellaneous Correspondence	1969-1974
6	National Science Foundation: Research Grant Study	1977
7	National Science Foundation: Campus Visit	1975
8-11	Policy Board Minutes	1970-1976
12	Physics Building	1968

Physics Department to Research InterestsReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 15

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Physics Department: Engineering Courses	1972-1975
2	Physics Department: " Final Analysis" - Students Newspaper	1970-1972
3	Physics Department: " Fireside Quasars" - Physics 106	1973
3a	Physics Department: Physics 201 - Theoretical Physics	undated
4-6	Physics Department: Miscellaneous Reports (Folder 6 is restricted.)	1967; 1973; undated
7	Physics Department: Projections of Student's Credit Hours	1968-1977
8	Physics Department: Proposal to the General Electric Foundation	1972
9	Physics Department: Proposal - Energy Program	1975
10	Physics Department: Staff Meetings	1958-1967
11	Presidential Papers	1974
12	Publication List: Faculty and Post Docs	1968-1974
13	Publicity: News Articles Concerning the Department	1968-1975
14	Radiological Physics	1973-1974
15	Remodeling of South Physics Building	1975
16	Research Facilities	1974
17	Research Interests	1969-1975

Research Files: A-DReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 16

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Ailion: " Magnetic Resonance Study of Atomic and Molecular Motion"	1971
2	Ailion: " Magnetic Resonance Study of Ultraslow Atomic and Molecular Motion"	1965-1971
3	Ball: " Research in High Energy Theoretical Physics"	1969-1974
4	Bergeson: " A Cosmic Ray Observatory for Ultrahigh Energy Processes"	1974-1976
5	Bergeson/ Cassidy: " "Fly's Eye" Cosmic Ray Equipment"	1974
6	Bergeson: " Cosmic Ray Study of Ultrahigh Energy Processes"	1974-1977
7	Bergeson: " An Accurate Measurement of the Cosmic Ray Siderial Anisotropy"	1974-1976
8	Bergeson: " An Accurate Measurement of the Cosmic Ray Siderial Anisotropy at High Energies"	1972
9	DeFord: " Radiation Damage in Nb and Ta"	1965-1968
10	DeFord: " Summer Institute in Modern Physics and Physics Research for High School Physics Teachers"	1969
11	Dick: " Theory of Metals and Ionic Crystals"	1964-1967
12	Dick: " Theory of Perfect and Imperfect Insulating Crystals"	1968-1971
13	Dick: " Theory of Paraelectric Defects and Linear Response"	1973-1975

Research Files: F-HReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 17

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Fowler: " Study of Hyperfine Structures of Spectral Lines by Means of Laser Action"	1964
2	Fowler: " Parameters of the Pulsed Power Phosphorus Laser System"	1972-1974
3	Fowler: " Laser Sources for High Resolution Spectroscopy"	1974
4	Fowler: " Pulsed Gas Lasers for the Ultraviolet and Infrared"	1975
5	Gibbs: Miscellaneous Research Correspondence	1958
6	Gibbs: " A High Pressure Study of Internal Friction in Metals"	1965
7	Gibbs: " A Cooperative College: School Science Program"	1973
8	Gibbs: " Instructional Science Education Program"	1970-1971
9	Gibbs: " Request for Helium Gas"	1970-1975
10	Gibbs: Contract Nonr 1288 Modification #23	1968
11	Groom: " Mariner, Jupiter/Saturn 1977, High Energy Partical Investigation"	1972-1973
12	Harris: " Mathematical, Computational Studies in Molecular Quantum Mechanics"	1974
13	Harris: " Quantum Mechanical Studies of Electronic Structures"	1971-1973
14	Harris: " Electronic Structure Studies of Triatomic Molecules and Ions"	1971
15	Harris: " Spin and Change Density Matrices of Spin Projected Wavefunctions"	1976
16	Harris: " Technique Development for Complete Electronic Structure Calculations in Crystalline Solids"	1973-1976
17	Harris: " Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Organic Photochemical Mechanisms"	1973

Research Files: H-KReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 18

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Harris: " Computer Software Development for Theoretical Chemistry"	1972
2	Harris: " Electronic/ Structure Studies of Simple Crystals"	1969-1970
3	Hearns: " Computer Solution of Symbolic Problems in Theoretical Physics"	1973-1974
4	Johnson: " Fracture Processes in Germanium"	1962
5	Johnson: " Interistitial Diffusion in Non-Hetallic Crystals"	1964-1969
6	Johnson: " Growth and Properties of Rutile"	1969
7	Johnson/DeFord: " Electronic and Radiational Damage: Properties of Rutile"	1971
8	Johnson/DeFord: " Studies of Solid State Electrolytes with Special Emphasis on Ti O2"	1975
9	Johnson/DeFord: " Studies of Ti O2"	1975
10	Kuchar/Price: " Quantum Gravity and Relativistic Astrophysics"	1976
11	Kuchar/Price: " Radiation and Curved Spacetimes"	1973-1974
12	Kuchar/Price: " Quantum Geometrodynamics and Curved Spacetimes"	1973-1974
13	Keuffel: " Cosmic Ray Nutrino Detector"	1964-1965
14	Keuffel: " Cosmic Ray Unit and Nutrinos"	1967-1969

Research Files: K-RReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 19

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Keuffel: " Cosmic Ray Muon Study of Multi-Tev Processes"	1971-1974
2	Larson: " Instructional Scientific Equipment Program"	1970
3	Luty: " Sophmore Physics Lab"	1974
4	Luty: " Tunnelling Processes in Crystal Defects"	1973-1975
5	Luty: " Paraeletric and Paraelastic Behavior of Dipole Centers in Crystals"	1966-1970
6	Ohlsen: " Study of Impurities in Single Crystal Alkali Metals by High Sensitivity Nuclear Magnetic Resonance"	1969-1970
7	Ohlsen: " A Study of Defects in Single Crystal Solids by High Sensitivity Nuclear Resonance"	1969-1970
8	Ohlsen: " Quadrupole Interaction Dilute Metal Alloys"	1970
9	Ohlsen: " A Magnetic Resonance Study of Defects in Solids"	1964-1969
10	Price: " Gravitational Radiation: Black Holes and Cosmology"	1972-1973
11	Randic: " Mathematical and Computational Studies in Molecular Quantum Mechanics"	1971
12	Rosenberger: " Alkali Halide Crystal with Low Dislocation Density"	1973
13	Rosenberger: " Growth of Rutile Single Crystals"	1969-1970
14	Rosenberger: " Crystal Growth from Vapors"	1974-1976
15	Seward: " Effects of Density and Phase Changes of the Thermal Conductivity of Solid He4"	1968-1971
16	Seward: " Thermal Conductivity and Specific Heats of Rare Earth Materials"	1969

Research Files: S-WReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 20

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Sosin: " Effect of Point Defect on Dislocation Damping in Metals"	1978
2	Sosin: " Effects of Coherent Precipitates on the Radiation Rates in Nickle-based Alloys"	1973
3-4	Sosin: " Fundamentals of Radiation Damage"	1968-1972
5	Sosin: " Radiation Kinetics in Electronic Materials"	1968-1971
6	Sutherland: " Theoretical Studies in Multi-Bodied Physics"	1971-1976
7	Symko: " Properties of Dilute Magnetic Alloys at Very Low Temperatures and Nuclear Cooling"	1976-1977
8	Symko: " roperties of Dilute Alloys at Low Temperature"	1970-1975
9	Symko: " Development of Very Sensitive Superconducting Bolometer for Astronomical Studies"	1973
10	Williams: " Exchange in Solid Helium-3"	1975-1976
11	Wiiliams: " Low Temperatures Physics Solid He3 and Superconducting"	1974-1975
12	Williams: " Exchange Interaction in He3"	1974-1975
13	Williams: " Band Structure of Gruop V - Semimetals & Alloys"	1970-1972
14	Williams: " Frequency Energy Loss in Superconductors"	1970-1972
15	Williams: " Wave Propagation in Solid State Plasmas"	1964-1968
16	Williams: " Plasma Effects in Solids and Low Frequency Effects in Superconductors"	1968-1970
17	Wolf: " Theoretical Magnetic Resonance Study of Atomic, Molecular and Defect Motion in Crystals"	1976

Retention, Promotion, and Tenure, 1965-1975Return to Top

Container(s): Box 21

(All R.P.T. Files are restricted.)

Safety Committee to State Advisory Council on Science & TechnologyReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 22

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Safety Committee	1970-1971
2	Science Advising	1970-1973
3	Science Council Meeting Minutes	1974
4	Science and Society: Physics 100	1972-1974
5	Science Teachers Ad-hoc Committee	1973
6	Science Writing	1974-1975
7	Search Committee for Chairman of Geological/Geophysical Sciences (Restricted)	1969-1970
8	Ski Quarter	1967-1968
9	Society of Physics Students	1969-1975
10-13	State Advisory Council on Science and Technology	1973-1975

State Advisory Council on Science & Technology to Surveys & QuestionnairesReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 23

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1-2	State Advisory Council on Science and Technology	1975-1976
3	State Advisory Council on Science and Technology: Energy Committee	1974-1975
4	State Advisory Council on Science and Technology: Laser Tunnel Facilities	1974
5	State Advisory Council on Science and Technology: Mineral Leasing	1975
6	State Advisory Council on Science and Technology: Public Information and Awareness	1974-1975
7	State Advisory Council on Science and Technology: Solar Energy Subcommittee	1974-1975
8	State Advisory Council on Science and Technology: Vitro Tailing Pile	1968-1975
9	Student Course Evaluations	1968-1972
10	Student Physics Advisory Committee (SPAC)	1969-1975
11	Summer Science Workshop	1970-1972
12	Surveys & Questionnaires	1972-1975

Undergraduate Education Committee to Williams, Dr. George A.Return to Top

Container(s): Box 24

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Undergraduate Education Committee	1970-1971
2	University Exchange Program	1974
3	University Research Committee: Distinguished Research Professor Nomination Subcommittee	1969-1971
4	University Research Committee: Minutes	1969-1970
5	University Research Committee: Minutes and Correspondence	1968-1969
6	University Physics Consortium	1968
7	Video-Cassette Physics	1971-1974
8	Visible Speech Research	1974
9	Williams, Dr. George A.: Miscellaneous Correspondence	1964-1974
10	Williams, Dr. George A.: U.S.-Japan Cooperative Science Program	1971

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Physics--Research--Utah
Physics--Study and teaching--Utah--History--Sources
Universities and colleges--Utah--Salt Lake City--History--Sources

Personal Names

Gibbs, Peter

Corporate Names

University of Utah--Archives
University of Utah--Curricula
University of Utah--Faculty

Form or Genre Terms

Applications
Correspondence
Memorandums
Newsletters
Reports

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