WM. J. VEIGELE, Ph. D.
333 Old Mill Road #324 (805) 967-7667 Santa Barbara, CA 93110 Wveigele@aol.com
Summary
Bill Veigele enlisted in the Navy at 17 in 1943 and went to Boot Camp at the Great Lakes Training Center. He attended Diesel Schools at the University of Illinois and the Navy Pier in Chicago. He trained at the Small Craft Training Center in Norfolk, Virginia and the Submarine Chaser Training Center (SCTC) in Miami, Florida. In Portland, Oregon he helped put PC 793 in commission. Veigele served as a MoMM on PC 793 for twenty-two months in the Pacific. After discharge from the Navy in 1946 he did another hitch as enlisted man in the Naval Reserve. After graduating from college he received a commission in the Naval Reserve. Lt. Veigele was Commanding Officer of Research Reserve Co. 9-21 in Denver, Colorado. He retired from the Naval Reserve in 1968 with twenty-two years of service. Dr. Veigele earned a B.A. and an M.A. in mathematics and physics from Hofstra College in 1949 and 1951 and a Ph. D. in physics from the University of Colorado in 1960. Bill Veigele is a Plank Owner of the Patrol Craft Sailors Association. He was Vice President, pro tempore and is serving a fourth term as a member of the Board of Directors of the Patrol Craft Sailors Association. He is the author of seventy-five articles and stories and seven books. Bill lives with his wife Sue in Santa Barbara, California.
Six years experience as a writer, editor, and book publisher.
Seven years as a full time, and twenty years as a part time college and university professor.
Seven years experience in environmental work including: air and noise pollution modeling and monitoring, design and construction of monitoring systems, traffic surveys, managing and performing environmental impact statements, and land use planning, organizing air pollution control associations, and expert witness testimony at hearings.
Twenty five years of experience in nuclear weapons effects, hardening, survivability, and lethality of materials, devices, and systems. Developed first Monte Carlo photon transport codes. Developed three-phase equation of state. Designed and assembled a gamma-ray irradiation laboratory. Designed and managed underground nuclear test (UGT) experiments. Director, Hardening Technology Department, Applied Sciences Department, and Photon and Charge Particle Transport Department.
Six years experience in infrared technology including research, program management, product line management, and marketing of research, ManTech, and production contracts.
Twenty-two years with the U. S. Naval Reserve.
Education
B.A. - Mathematics, Hofstra College, Hempstead,New York, 1949
M.A. - Physics, Hofstra College, Hempstead, N.Y., 1951
Ph.D.- Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 1960
Military
USNR 1943-46 active duty, enlisted, engineering. 1947-1963, reserve, commissioned. Commanding Officer Naval Research Reserve Co. Retired.
Consulting
General Research Corp. (GRC), Santa Barbara, CA
Electrical and Computer Eng'g. Dept., UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA
Raytheon Electromagnetics System Div., Santa Barbara, CA
Santa Barbara Research Center (SBRC), Goleta, CA
Environmental Division, County of Santa Barbara
Colorado Dept. of Highways, Denver, CO
Medical Care and Research Foundation, Denver, CO
Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corp., Long Island, NY
1995 - Present
Owner of the company. Writer, editor, and publisher of fiction and nonfiction books.
GENERAL RESEARCH CORP.
1984 - 1989
Department Director. Program Manager on contracts for underground nuclear tests (UGT). Principal investigator on gyro vulnerability and hardening study, photon and neutron code development, radiation damage in materials, and studies on vulnerability of infrared focal plane arrays. Interaction of laser beams and plasmas with materials. Opacity studies. Heat and radiation transport modeling. Developed photon transport codes. Radiation damage in optical fibers. Solved various physical and mathematical problems. Generated ideas and wrote proposals.
SANTA BARBARA RESEARCH CENTER
1978 - 1984
Program Manager, Senior Scientist, and Product Line Manager. Research and development and radiometric testing of infrared systems. Did research on silicon detectors to improve performance. Studied defects in HgCdTe detectors. Designed and assembled a gamma ray laboratory for testing nuclear effects of infrared detectors. Developed standard methods and standard detectors for radiometric testing. Evaluated vulnerability of focal plane arrays and electronics to nuclear weapon and space radiations.
RESOURCE SCIENCE INC.
1974 - 1978
Founder and President. Did research on environmental effects including air pollution and noise. Did modeling and monitoring. Established monitoring systems. Was environmental consultant for Colo. Dept. of Highways and performed environmental studies and impacts of highway projects. Gave expert testimony to Colorado Senate hearings. Managed first air pollution analysis and plans for Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments. Gave expert testimony at public hearings. Managed environmental impact statement for construction of large electric coal burning power plant. Did environmental impact statement for revamping of highway system in Colorado Springs. Organized and co-chaired first Air Pollution Control Association in Colorado Springs. Co-chaired Traffic Control Association for Denver. Managed air pollution study for Hershey Co., Pennsylvania.
Established divisions of RSI at Kappa Systems Inc., Colorado and at MRC, Santa Barbara.
KAMAN SCIENCES CORP.
1964 - 1974
Senior Scientist and Program Manager of contracts for vulnerability survivability, and hardening of missile, electronic, aircraft, communications, and sensor systems. Developed Monte Carlo codes for photon transport. Developed theory for low energy x-ray cross sections and cross sections for ionized atoms and plasmas. Developed electron beam simulation techniques and calculations of energy deposition in particle loaded materials. Derived three phase thermodynamic equations of state. Worked on neutron radiography. Evaluated vulnerability of masers. Did nuclear fallout studies and transferred the technology to air pollution modeling.
MARTIN MARIETTA AEROSPACE CORP.
1961 - 1964
Senior Scientist in charge of solid state physics laboratory. Nuclear and electron magnetic resonance of solid state materials, high pressure effects, diffusion, crystal growth, and lasers. Consulted with reentry and shock tube physics groups.
NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS
1958 - 1959
Thermodynamicist in cryogenic section. Worked on design and construction of calorimetry laboratory for thermophysical properties of air, oxygen, and other missile fuels.
NEW YORK TESTING LABORATORIES
1949 - 1950
Testing engineer. Performed mechanical, thermal, optical, and electrical tests on materials and products. Did radiographic testing with cobalt gamma ray sources.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Williams College, Mass., 1951 - 1952. Instructor in physics.
Hofstra College, N.Y., 1952 - 1957. Instructor in
Engineering and Physics.
Parsons College, Iowa, 1960 - 1961. Professor and Head of
Physics Dept.
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 1957 - 1958. Instructor in Physics.
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO, 1966 - 1977. Part time Lecturer in Physics.
University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 1978 - 1993. Part time Lecturer and Visiting Associate Professor in Physics, Nuclear and Chemical Engineering, Mechanical and Environmental Engineering, and Electrical and Computer Engineering.
HONORS
Sigma Xsi, Honorary Research Society
Sigma Pi Sigma, Honorary Physics Society
Sigma Alpha, Honorary Engineering Society
Patent and Publications Awards, Martin Co.
Publication Award, GRC
Publications and Performance Awards, Kaman Sciences Corp.
NSF Science Faculty Fellowship
Invitee:
International Atomic Physics Conference
Gordon Research Conference
Invited Papers:
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Air Pollution Modeling
Technical Marketing
APPOINTMENTS
Faculty Affiliate, Colo. State Univ., Atmospheric Science
Correspondent for Optical Spectra
Vice Chairman, Air Quality and Transportation Advisory Committees
Scientific Journal Referee for:
Physical Review
Journal of Applied Physics
Journal of Chemical Physics
American Journal of Physics
Journal of Atmospheric Environment
LISTED IN
American Men and Women of Science
Leaders in American Science
Men of Achievement
Who's Who in America
Who's Who in the West
Who's Who in Ecology
Who's Who in Finance and Industry
Who's Who in California
Who's Who in Technology Today
Dictionary of International Biography
2000 Outstanding Scientists of the 20th Century
International Scientist of the Year 2001
SOCIETIES
American Physical Society
American Association of Physics Teachers
Amer. Assn. for the Advancement of Science
U.S. Naval Institute
Naval Order of the United States
Navy League
Air Pollution Control Association
PUBLICATIONS
SUMMARY OF PUBLICATIONS
37 Articles Published in Technical Journals
22 Papers Delivered at Technical Meetings
30 Miscellaneous Articles and Papers
4 Books
Many unpublished Government agency and company reports
1. Veigele, Wm. J., "Thermophysical Properties of Air," N.B.S. Report, 1959.
2. Brun, E., J. J. Kraushaar, W. L. Pierce, and Wm. J. Veigele, "Nuclear Magnetic Dipole Moment of Ca41," Phys. Rev. Letters 9 , 166 (1962).
3. Veigele, Wm. J., and A. W. Bevan, Jr., "Device for NMR Measurements Under Axial Stress and Hydrostatic Pressure," Rev. Sci. Instr. 34 , 21 (1963).
4. Veigele, Wm. J., "Device for NMR Measurement Under Stress and Pressure: Method for Construction and Loading Rubber Seal," Rev. Sci. Instr. 34 , 1158L (1963).
5. Veigele, Wm. J. and A. W. Bevan, Jr., "Temperature Dependence of Al Nuclear Quadrupole Interaction in Ruby," J. Chemical Physics, 38 , 1596 (1963).
6. Veigele, Wm. J., "Growth of (CH2)6N4 Crystal from Vapor," American Journal of Physics, 31 , 598 (1963).
7. Veigele, Wm. J., and A. W. Bevan, Jr., "Diffusion Narrowing of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Linewidth of F19 in CaF2:Sm2+," Physical Review, 131 , 1585-1586 (1963).
8. Veigele, Wm. J., "Paramagnetic Resonance of Mn2+ in KF," Journal of Chemical Physics, 41 , 274-276 (1964).
9. Stettler, John D., and Wm. J. Veigele, "Crystalline Field Stress Dependence," Journal of Chemical Physics 41 , 2341 (1964).
10. Veigele, Wm. J., "EPR Spectroscopy of Vacancies in KF:Mn2+," Applied Spectroscopy, 20 , 113 (1966).
11. Veigele, Wm. J., and N. J. Roper, "Fluorescence Corrections to X-Ray Absorption in a Slab," Journal of Applied Physics, 37 , 4309 (1966).
12. Veigele, Wm. J., and P. T. Tracy, "Compton Effect and Electron Binding," American Journal of Physics, 34 , 1116 (1966).
13. Veigele, Wm. J., and J. Balogh, "Fluorescence Corrections to X-Ray Absorption in a Sphere," Journal of Applied Physics, 39 , 1414 (1968).
14. Veigele, Wm. J., W. M. Henry, "Spin Hamiltonian Derivation of Paramagnetic Susceptibility in Axial Crystal Systems," American Journal of Physics, 36 , 800 (1968).
15. Veigele, Wm. J., "Electron Momenta in Monte Carlo X-Ray Transport," Journal of Applied Physics, 39 , 4781 (1968).
16. Veigele, Wm. J., "High Field Paramagnetic Susceptibility," Journal of Chemical Education, 45 , 661 (1968).
17. Veigele, Wm. J., P. T. Tracy, and E. M. Henry, "Generalized Compton Equation," American Journal of Physics, 37 , 806 (1969).
18. Veigele, Wm. J., D. E. Stevenson, and E. M. Henry, "Screening Constants and Transition Energies," Journal of Chemical Physics, 50 , 5404 (1969).
19. Veigele, Wm. J., "X-Ray Attenuation Cross Sections of Air Between 0.1 keV and 1 MeV," Journal of Applied Physics, 41 , 3178 (1970).
20. Veigele, Wm. J., "Ka Satellite-Type Lines in Iron," Astrophysical Journal, 162 , 357 (1970).
21. Bracewell, B. L. and Wm. J. Veigele, "Tables of X-Ray Mass Attenuation Coefficients", Developments in Applied Spectroscopy, Vol. 9, 357 (1971).
22. Veigele, Wm. J. and E. M. Henry, "X-Ray Absorption in Bone and Muscle," in Applications of Low Energy X- and Gamma-Rays (Gordon and Breach Science Publications Ltd., London, 1971).
23. Bracewell, B. L. and Wm. J. Veigele, "Elemental X-Ray Cross Sections at Selected Wavelengths," in Advances in X-Ray Analysis, Vol. 15, K.F.J. Heinrich, C. S. Barrett, J. B. Newkirk, and C. 0. Rude, Ed. (Plenum Press, N. Y., 1972).
24. Henry, E. M., C. L. Bates, and Wm. J. Veigele, "Low-Energy Photoionization," Physical Review A, 6 , 2131 (1972).
25. Veigele, Wm. J., "Photon Cross Sections from 0.1 keV to 1 MeV for Elements Z = 1 to Z = 84", Atomic Data 5 , 51 (1973).
26. Veigele, Wm. J., "Derivation of the Compton Effect for Non-stationary and Bound Electrons," Philosophical Magazine, 27 , 761 (1973).
27. Veigele, Wm. J., "Attenuation Cross Sections in cm2/g at Selected Wavelengths for 94 Elements," Handbook of Spectroscopy, J. W. Robinson, 155 (1974).
28. Veigele, Wm. J., "Mass Attenuation and Absorption Cross Sections for 94 Elements; 0.1 keV to 1 MeV," Handbook of Spectroscopy, J. W. Robinson, 28 (1974).
29. Clayson, R. L., E. Briggs, and Wm. J. Veigele, "Supplementary Control of 502 is Practical and Cost-Effective," Power Engineering, 60, (1975).
30. Hubbell, J. H., Wm. J. Veigele, E. A. Briggs, R. T. Brown, D. T. Cromer, and R. J. Howerton, "Atomic Form Factors, Incoherent Scattering Functions, and Photon Scattering Cross Sections," Journal of Physics & Chemistry, 4 , 471 (1975).
31. Hubbell, J. H., and Wm. J. Veigele, "Comparison of Theoretical and Experimental Photoeffect Data 0.2 keV to 1.5 MeV," N.B.S. Technical Note 901, National Bureau of Standards, April 1976.
32. Veigele, Wm. J. and R. L. Clayson, "Concentration and Index Sensitivity of a Gaussian Plume Model," Proceedings of 7th International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modeling and its Application, Arlie, Virginia (September 1976).
33. Veigele, Wm. J. and R. L. Clayson, "Resource Systems Analysis," Proceedings of National Conference on Energy and the Environment, Cincinnati, Ohio (October 1976).
34. Veigele, Wm. J. and J. H. Head, "Derivation of the Gaussian Plume Model," APCA Journal 28 , 1139 (1978).
35. Veigele, Wm. J. and R. L. Clayson, "Air Pollution Indices for Long Range Planning," Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association, 28 , 928 (1978).
36. Veigele, Wm. J., "Compton Shift in Energy, and Wavelength," Amer. J. Phys., 56 , 200 (1988).
37. Veigele, Wm. J. and E. Chang, "APFSIC Photon Transport Code," J. Rad. Effects Res. and Eng'g, 6, 72 (1988).
1. "Quadrupole Coupling Constant and Linewidths of Al in Ruby versus T and CR3+ Concentration," Bulletin of American Physical Society, 5 , 344 (1960).
2. "Solid State Research at Martin," American Association for the Advancement of Science, (1961).
3. "Quadrupole Temperature Dependence in Ruby," Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 8, 35 (1963).
4. "Theory of Effect of Stress on NMR Ouadrupole Interaction," Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 8, 529 (1963).
5. "Effect of Stress on NMR Quadrupole Interaction in Ruby," Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 8, 529 (1963).
6. "Diffusion in Calcium Fluoride," Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 9, 25 (1964).
7. "Compton Effect and Bound Electrons," American Journal of Physics, 33, 983 (1965).
8. "Mn2+ Interactions in Potassium Fluoride," Society for Applied Spectroscopy, (1965).
9. "X-Ray Cross Section Compilation," Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 15, 72 (1970).
10. "Trace Determination of the Angular Dependence of Paramagnetic Susceptibility," Colorado-Wyoming Academy of Science and the American Association of Physics Teachers, Greely, Colorado, 1-2 May 1970.
11. "Table of X-Ray Mass Attenuation and Absorption Cross Sections for 87 Elements at Selected Wavelengths," Mid-Amer. Symp. on Spectra. (June 1970).
12. "Elemental X-Ray Absorption and Muscle," Third Symposium on Low Energy X- and Gamma-Ray Sources and Applications (June 1970).
13. "Photon Cross Sections from 0.1 keV to 1 MeV," Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 16, 1354 (1971).
14. "Photoionization Cross Sections from 0.1 keV to 10 keV," Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 16, 1354 (1971).
15. "Mathematical Model for Predicting Air Pollution Concentrations in Urban Centers," a symposium, National Environmental Health Assn., New York, 3 July 1972.
16. "Land Use and Transportation Planning for Air Quality in the Pikes Peak Area," North American Conference on Motor Vehicle Emission Control, Albuquerque, 13-16 November 1972.
17. "Simulation in Community Land Use and Transportation Planning," North American Conference on Motor Vehicle Emission Control, Denver, 26-28 September 1973.
18. "Environmental Impact Statement for a Power Plant Near Colorado Springs," Rocky Mt. Section for Air Pollution Control Association, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 3 April 1974.
19. "Environmental Impact Statement for a Power Plant Near Colorado Springs," Air Pollution Control Association 67th Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, 12 June 1974.
20. "Concentration and Index Sensitivity of a Gaussian Plume Model," 7th International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modeling and Its Application, Airlie, Virginia (Sept. 1976).
21. "Resource Systems Analysis," National Conference on Energy and the Environment, Cincinnati, Ohio (October 1976).
22. "Infrared Detectors and Focal Plane Arrays: Status and Out-look," Keynote Paper, Technical Marketing Society of America, London, England and Stockholm, Sweden, 27 and 30 May 1983.
1. Book review of Magnetic Resonance at High Pressure, G. Benedek, for the J. Astro. Sci., Vol. XI, No. l, 1964.
2. Book review of Quantum Radio Frequency Physics, by L. D. Stepin, J. Astro. Sci., 14 , 140-141 (May-June 1967).
3. "The Research Reserve-A Neglected Resource," U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings , 95 , 83 (1969).
4. "Comments and Discussion on the Article, `The Encircling Sea'," U. S. Naval Institute Proceedings , 95 , 117 (1969).
5. "Communications Between the Librarian and Management in Industry," Joint Colloquium of the Special Libraries Association (2 May 1969).
6. "The Reserve Officer - Post Graduate Dilemma," U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings , 96 , 94 (1970).
7. "Faster Than Light?," Highlights for Children Magazine , November 1971.
8. "Mysteries of the Universe - Matter Vs. Anti Matter," Young World , February 1972.
9. Book review, NMR Basic Principles and Progress, P. Diehl, E. Fluck, and R. Kosfeld,
Editor, for the J. Astro. Sci., 19 , 236 (1971).
10. "The Great Carrier Debate," U. S. Naval Institute Proceedings , 99 , 88 (Dec. 1973).
11. "The patrol Craft - History Provides a Lesson," National Defense LXIX, 65, March, 1985.
12. "Rain," Short story (Honorable Mention, Writer's Digest Competition, 1983).
13. "A Strong Left Side," Golf Magazine , June 1985.
14. "Make it a Golf and RV Weekend,", Senior, the California Senior Magazine , Sept. 1986.
15. "Lefty Wins City Golf Tournament," Southpaw Activities, National Association
of Lefthanded Golfers, 26 August 1987.
16. "Blacks Can be Stars Too," United States Naval Institute Proceedings ,
114 /12/1030, pg. 23, Dec. 1988.
17. "Too Good to be Forgotten," Naval History , Summer 1989.
18. "How to Throw a Curve," Fan Magazine , Spring, 1993.
19. Golf is Like Love (Astral Publishing Company, Santa Barbara, CA, 1994).
20. "Thirty Six Years Later - Navy Reunion," Senior Magazine , November 1993.
21. "Cheating at Golf Steals Your Fun," Golf Today , page 3, July 1995.
22. "When Lightning Looms," Golf Tips Magazine , page 20, August 1995.
23. "Golf is Only a Game," Golf Tips Magazine.
24. "Don't Get Zapped on the Golf Course," Golf Today , page 17, February 1996.
25. PC Patrol Craft of World War II (Astral Publishing Co., Santa Barbara, 1998).
26. "They Filled the Gap - Saga of PC Boats," Sea Classics , page 46, Vol. 32,
No. 1, February 1999.
27. "Preview of the WWII 461- class Patrol Craft Model Kit," Patrol Craft Sailors
Association Newsletter , page 13, Oct. - Dec. 1999.
28. "PC - amerykanskie patrolowce II wojny swiatowej," Okrety Wojenne ,
Page 53, Numer 6/2000 (4).
29. "Mare Nostrum: PC Subchasers in Action in Europe," Sea Classics , page 12,
Vol. 34, No. 1, January 2001.
30. "Splinter Fleet - The Wooden Subchasers of world War II," Book Review
in Nautical Research Journal, Vol. 46, No. 1, March 2001.
31. Wm. J. Veigele as Dan Sanders, Chelydra serpentina (Astral Publishing Co.,
Santa Barbara, CA, 2000).
32. Wm. J Veigele as Brad Forge, Best Time of Year (Astral Publishing Co.,
Santa Barbara, CA , 2001).