Richard "Dick" E. Norberg was a professor of physics at Washington University in St. Louis. His research focused on nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR).

Dick Norberg
BornDecember 28, 1922
Evanston, Illinois
DiedApril 20, 2010
Saint Louis, Missouri
NationalityAmerican
Alma materDePauw University (BS 1943)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (MA 1947, PhD 1951)
Known forNMR
Scientific career
InstitutionsWashington University in St. Louis
Doctoral advisorCharles Pence Slichter
Other academic advisorsGeorge Pake

Biography

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Norberg grew up in Evanston, Illinois, studied at DePauw University, and earned his bachelor's degree in absentia in 1943 while serving in the United States Air Force in World War II.[1] After returning in 1946, he received his master's and doctoral degrees in physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1947 and 1951, respectively, as the first Ph.D. student of Charles Slichter.[2][3] He joined the physics department at Washington University in St. Louis in 1954 to work for George Pake. He was quickly hired as a professor, and served as department chair from 1962–1991.[4][5] He retired in 1993 from teaching and worked part-time until 2003. Over the course of his career he advised 47 Ph.D. students.[6] He made many contributions to NMR.[7]

He was married and had three children.

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References

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  1. ^ "List of Majors". DePauw University. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  2. ^ "Dick Norberg (left) converses with Bill Slichter Norberg Richard C2". www.aip.org. 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  3. ^ Slichter, Charles P. (2012-07-01). "In Memory of Albert W. Overhauser (1925–2011)". Applied Magnetic Resonance. 43 (1): 3–6. doi:10.1007/s00723-012-0339-4. ISSN 1613-7507.
  4. ^ Conradi, Mark S.; Leopold, Daniel J.; Friedlander, Michael W. (2010-12-01). "Richard E. Norberg". Physics Today. 63 (12): 76–77. Bibcode:2010PhT....63l..76C. doi:10.1063/1.3529011. ISSN 0031-9228.
  5. ^ Slichter, Charles. "Biographical Memoir of George Pake" (PDF). National Academy of Sciences.
  6. ^ "Richard E. Norberg, pioneering NMR physicist, dies at 87 | The Source | Washington University in St. Louis". The Source. 2010-04-21. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  7. ^ "Richard E. Norberg & Irving J. Lowe | ISMAR". www.weizmann.ac.il. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  8. ^ "APS Fellows". American Physical Society.
  9. ^ "Richard E. Norberg, pioneering NMR physicist, dies at 87 | The Source | Washington University in St. Louis". The Source. 2010-04-21. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  10. ^ "Norberg shares prestigious ISMAR Prize | The Source | Washington University in St. Louis". The Source. 2004-10-21. Retrieved 2019-12-29.