Walter S. Huxford
Encyclopedia
Walter Scott Huxford was a professor of physics at Northwestern University
and was a co-inventor of the sunburnometer.
, a master's degree at the University of Nebraska, and a PhD degree at the University of Michigan
in 1928, with a thesis entitled: Determination of the Charge of Positive Thermions form Measurements of the Shot Effect.
, where he was head of the Physics Department, and three years as an industrial physicist. He joined the faculty of Northwestern University
in 1931, where he continued to serve as a teacher and research scientist until his death.
His primary research interests were physical electronics and the dynamics of electrical discharges in gases, in which fields he and his research students published numerous papers. During and following the second world war he served as director of research and development programs at Northwestern on the use of optical radiation for communication, sponsored by the US Navy Bureau of Ships
and the US Army Signal Corps.
and a member of the American Association of Physics Teachers and a member of the Optical Society of America
.
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
and was a co-inventor of the sunburnometer.
Education
His education included a bachelor's degree at Doane CollegeDoane College
Doane College is a private liberal arts college in Crete, Nebraska, United States, with additional campuses located in Lincoln and Grand Island.-History:...
, a master's degree at the University of Nebraska, and a PhD degree at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in 1928, with a thesis entitled: Determination of the Charge of Positive Thermions form Measurements of the Shot Effect.
Career
He spent two years as an officer in the US Army Signal Corps during and after the first world war, teaching in Nebraska high schools and at Doane CollegeDoane College
Doane College is a private liberal arts college in Crete, Nebraska, United States, with additional campuses located in Lincoln and Grand Island.-History:...
, where he was head of the Physics Department, and three years as an industrial physicist. He joined the faculty of Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
in 1931, where he continued to serve as a teacher and research scientist until his death.
His primary research interests were physical electronics and the dynamics of electrical discharges in gases, in which fields he and his research students published numerous papers. During and following the second world war he served as director of research and development programs at Northwestern on the use of optical radiation for communication, sponsored by the US Navy Bureau of Ships
Bureau of Ships
The United States Navy's Bureau of Ships was established by Congress on June 20, 1940, by a law which consolidated the functions of the Bureau of Construction and Repair and the Bureau of Engineering. The new Bureau was to be headed by a Chief and Deputy-Chief, one selected from the engineering...
and the US Army Signal Corps.
Honors
His contributions to the national defense were recognized by award of the Army and Navy Certificate of Merit in 1947. Huxford was a fellow of the American Physical SocietyAmerican Physical Society
The American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
and a member of the American Association of Physics Teachers and a member of the Optical Society of America
Optical Society of America
The Optical Society is a scientific society dedicated to advancing the study of light—optics and photonics—in theory and application, by means of publishing, organizing conferences and exhibitions, partnership with industry, and education. The organization has members in more than 100 countries...
.