Papers of Richard E. Lingenfelter, research astrophysicist and UC San Diego physics lecturer. The collection documents his years at UCSD (1979-1999) as a member of the Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences, where he worked in the areas of solar high energy emissions, gamma-ray bursts and supernovas (especially SN 1987a), and served on NASA's Gamma-ray Program Working Group and the National Research Council's Astronomy Assessment Panel.
Richard Lingenfelter Papers, 1980 - 1999 (MSS 425)
Extent: 17.53 Linear feet (44 archives boxes and 1 oversize folder)
Richard E. Lingenfelter was born on April 5, 1934, in Farmington, New Mexico. He received his B.A. in physics from UCLA in 1956 and was a Fulbright Research Scholar at the TATA Institute for Fundamental Research in 1968-69. He held research positions at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory (1957-1962) and at UCLA's Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (1969-1979). Lingenfelter took the post of research physicist, theoretician and senior lecturer at UCSD's Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences (CASS) in 1979.
At CASS, Lingenfelter has worked with the Solar Physics Group and the High Energy Astronomy Group. His areas of research include cosmic gamma-rays, gamma-ray bursts and supernovas (especially SN 1987a). Lingenfelter's major research proposals and projects include Solar Flare Gamma Ray and Neutron Studies and Gamma-rays from Astrophysical Sources. Lingenfelter has also been involved with such NASA missions as the Gamma-Ray Observatory, the Nuclear Astrophysics Explorer, the Solar Maximum Mission, and the High Energy Astrophysical Observatory 1.
Lingenfelter served as chair of the NASA Gamma-ray Program Working Group (1986-1995), and participated on the NASA Gamma-ray Observatory User's Committee (1986-1993), among others. He has been a consultant for NASA as well as for the National Science Foundation, the California Space Institute and the Lunar and Planetary Institute. The Astrophysical Journal, Physical Review, and Journal of Geophysical Research are among the many journals for which he has reviewed manuscripts. He is the author of over 200 scientific articles, many published in these same journals. Lingenfelter has also published several articles and books in the field of western American history.
Institutions at which Lingenfelter instructed undergraduate students in physics, earth science and history include UCLA; TATA Institute of Fundamental Research; the University of Nanjing, China; the International Summer School on Particles and Fields in Space at Balatonfured, Hungary; and, UCSD.
Papers of Richard E. Lingenfelter, research astrophysicist and UC San Diego physics lecturer. The collection documents his years at UCSD (1979-1999) as a member of the Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences. Lingenfelter worked in the areas of solar high energy emissions, gamma-ray bursts and supernovas (especially SN 1987a). He also served on such committees as NASA's Gamma-ray Program Working Group and the National Research Council's Astronomy Assessment Panel. The collection is rich in Lingenfelter's research and writings, including research materials, notes, correspondence, drafts, and final versions of many of his papers. Research proposals developed by Lingenfelter document experiments leading to his theoretical work in gamma-rays, and subject files record his areas of research interest. Correspondence documents his work refereeing for journals and consulting for scientific organizations. The conferences series chronicles Lingenfelter's participation in the planning of the 19th Annual International Cosmic Ray Conference in 1985.
The collection is organized in nine series: 1) BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS, 2) WRITINGS, 3) PROPOSALS, 4) COMMITTEES, 5) RESEARCH PROJECTS, 6) REFEREE REPORTS AND CONSULTING, 7) CONFERENCES, 8) SUBJECT FILES, and 9) ORIGINALS OF PRESERVATION PHOTOCOPIES.
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