John A. Woollam

American physicist
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John A. Woollam

Summary

John A. Woollam is a human[1]. He was born in Kalamazoo[2]. He was born on +1939-08-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a physicist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • John A. Woollam was born in Kalamazoo[2].
  • John A. Woollam was born on +1939-08-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John A. Woollam held citizenship in United States[6].
  • John A. Woollam worked as a physicist[4].
  • John A. Woollam was employed by University of Nebraska–Lincoln[7].
  • Among John A. Woollam's employers was J.A. Woollam Co.[8].
  • John A. Woollam was employed by Glenn Research Center[9].
  • John A. Woollam was educated at Case Western Reserve University[10].
  • John A. Woollam's education included a stint at Michigan State University[11].
  • John A. Woollam's education included a stint at Kenyon College[12].
  • John A. Woollam received the Fellow of the American Physical Society[13].
  • John A. Woollam received the Prize for Industrial Applications of Physics[14].
  • John A. Woollam's image is recorded as John A. Woollam.jpg[15].
  • John A. Woollam is recorded as male[16].
  • John A. Woollam's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • John A. Woollam's ISNI is recorded as 000000008442832X[18].
  • John A. Woollam's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 40626581[19].
  • John A. Woollam's GND ID is recorded as 1077382006[20].
  • John A. Woollam's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n78018069[21].
  • John A. Woollam's IdRef ID is recorded as 114649367[22].
  • John A. Woollam's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0vpr24f[23].
  • John A. Woollam's given name is recorded as John[24].
  • John A. Woollam's ResearcherID is recorded as CEW-8476-2022[25].
  • John A. Woollam's Scopus author ID is recorded as 7005141016[26].
  • John A. Woollam's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2012051466[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Kalamazoo[2], John A. Woollam… he was born on +1939-08-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Case Western Reserve University[10], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1967[30], headquartered in Cleveland[31]; Michigan State University[11], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1855[34], headquartered in East Lansing[35]; and Kenyon College[12], a college[36], in United States[37], founded in 1824[38].

Career and Affiliations

John A. Woollam worked as a physicist[4]. Employers include University of Nebraska–Lincoln[7], a public university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1869[41]; J.A. Woollam Co.[8], a business[42], in United States[43], founded in 1987[44], headquartered in Lincoln[45]; and Glenn Research Center[9], a NASA facility[46], in United States[47], founded in 1941[48].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[13], a fellowship award[49] and Prize for Industrial Applications of Physics[14], a science award[50], founded in 2007[51].

Why It Matters

John A. Woollam ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was John A. Woollam born?

John A. Woollam's place of birth was Kalamazoo[2].

What did John A. Woollam do for work?

John A. Woollam worked as physicist[4].

Where did John A. Woollam go to school?

John A. Woollam was educated at Case Western Reserve University[10], Michigan State University[11], and Kenyon College[12].

What awards did John A. Woollam receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[13] and Prize for Industrial Applications of Physics[14].

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  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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