Aaldert Wapstra
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Aaldert Hendrik Wapstra (24 April 1923 - 2 December 2006, Naarden) was a Dutch
physicist
.
Wapstra became a full professor in 1955 at the department of experimental physics at the Technische Hogeschool, now the Technical University in Delft, Netherlands. On the 18th of March 1963 Wapstra entered the board of the IKO, now known as NIKHEF
, as the scientific director of nuclear spectroscopy
. He became the director in 1971, succeeding Van Lieshout, where he continued on until 1982. He retired in 1987.
Wapstra is renowned for his work on the Atomic Mass Evaluation, together with his colleague Audi. For this work he obtained the SUNAMCO medal of the The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
(IUPAP) in September 2004.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
physicist
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
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Wapstra became a full professor in 1955 at the department of experimental physics at the Technische Hogeschool, now the Technical University in Delft, Netherlands. On the 18th of March 1963 Wapstra entered the board of the IKO, now known as NIKHEF
NIKHEF
NIKHEF is an acronym for Nationaal Instituut voor Kernfysica en Hoge-Energiefysica . Nowadays this acronym is not used anymore and the name is changed to Nationaal instituut voor subatomaire fysica...
, as the scientific director of nuclear spectroscopy
Spectroscopy
Spectroscopy is the study of the interaction between matter and radiated energy. Historically, spectroscopy originated through the study of visible light dispersed according to its wavelength, e.g., by a prism. Later the concept was expanded greatly to comprise any interaction with radiative...
. He became the director in 1971, succeeding Van Lieshout, where he continued on until 1982. He retired in 1987.
Wapstra is renowned for his work on the Atomic Mass Evaluation, together with his colleague Audi. For this work he obtained the SUNAMCO medal of the The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics is an international non-governmental organization devoted to the advancement of physics...
(IUPAP) in September 2004.