How OSU grew nuclear science oral histories, 2009-2010.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

How OSU grew nuclear science oral histories, 2009-2010.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/725394766

The How OSU Grew Nuclear Science Oral Histories consist of interviews of Oregon State University faculty and alumni in the Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics Department that were conducted in 2009 as part of the 50th anniversary of the graduate program. The collection includes transcripts of all of the interviews (11), digital sound recordings for 10 interviews, biographical information, and signed releases. Interviews with the following 11 individuals are part of the collection: Shirley Campbell, Wes Frey, Gordon Little, Camille Lodwick, Grant McCallum, Wanda Munn, Todd Palmer, Don Reed, Roman Schmitt, Stephen H. Shepherd, and Thomas Van Witbeck. Transcripts are available for all of the interviews; digital sound recordings are available for all of the interviews except Shirley Campbell. Topics addressed in the interviews include the TRIGA Reactor at Oregon State, Professor Dale Trout and Chih Wang, research at Oregon State on lunar rock samples, Radiation Center business management, contamination control, and the experiences of women students and employees in nuclear engineering. Biographical materials documenting the career of Ray D. Walton that were compiled by Carl Cooley for an award nomination are also included. Walton was not interviewed as part of the oral history project. A timeline of major events in the development of the OSU Radiation Center, TRIGA Reactor, and Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics is also included. The digital sound recordings will be made available to patrons upon request. The sound recordings are primarily in *.wma format. One file is *.ds2 format. Two of the interviews (Palmer and Shepherd) consist of multiple sound files. The oral history project was organized and overseen by Anita Guerrini and Linda Richards of the Oregon State History Department. Interviews were conducted by Guerrini and Richards as well as Carmel Finley, Ken Jacobsen, Karl McCreary, Katie Parker, Doug Schulte, and Ty Volin.

112 Mbytes.

Oregon State University Libraries

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 8091133

Oregon State University Libraries

Related Entities

There are 23 Entities related to this resource.

Finley, Carmel

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6s20qqr (person)

Oregon State University. Dept. of History.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qp240n (corporateBody)

Nuclear research and education began at OSU soon after World War II. In the 1950s, the first classes in nuclear physics and radiochemistry were taught, and in 1955 a cyclotron was constructed. A graduate program in nuclear engineering was established in 1959. In the early 1960s, a committee recommended that a research lab be established to house nuclear and radiation facilities. Funding was secured in the fall of 1962, and construction began in early 1964. The labs were occupied in August 1964 a...

Oregon State university

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xm246h (corporateBody)

Shepherd, Stephen H., 1949-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62546wt (person)

Van Witbeck, Thomas L.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w69p5q77 (person)

Schulte, Douglas.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6225hhz (person)

Palmer, Todd S.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kh3b3w (person)

Schmitt, Roman A.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67h468r (person)

Oregon State University. Radiation Center.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6k70f71 (corporateBody)

Trout, E. Dale (Edrie Dale), 1901-1977

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w66d8g5w (person)

Edrie Dale Trout was Professor of Radiological Physics in the Oregon State University General Science Department from 1962 until his retirement in 1976. Before coming to OSU, Trout worked for General Electric in research and development projects involving all areas of radiology. In addition to being instrumental in the formation of the OSU Radiation Center, Trout established the X-Ray Science and Engineering Laboratory in 1965 and served as its Director until his retirement in 1976. Trout died i...

Guerrini, Anita, 1953-....

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6sn2z6j (person)

Campbell, Shirley Young

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6wh5bzn (person)

Little, Gordon

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6cn9sms (person)

Oregon State University. Dept. of Nuclear Engineering.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gr2txj (corporateBody)

McCreary, Karl

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6f21mpb (person)

Wang, Chih Hsing, 1917-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xk9zqg (person)

Lodwick, Camille J.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gq9kmx (person)

Walton, R. D. 1921-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6jm50bc (person)

Richards, Linda Marie.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62z3ttx (person)

Reed, D. J.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6893v1b (person)

Frey, Wesley D.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fr2jq7 (person)

McCallum, Grant

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vb0xdk (person)

Munn, Wanda.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w69g898s (person)