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Victor A. Madsen Papers, 1964-1998
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Madsen, Victor A.
- Title
- Victor A. Madsen Papers
- Dates
- 1964-1998 (inclusive)19641998
- Quantity
- 1.8 cubic feet, (2 boxes)
- Collection Number
- MSS Madsen
- Summary
- The Victor A. Madsen Papers were generated or assembled by Madsen in the course of his research and teaching as a Physics Professor at Oregon State University. Madsen joined the faculty of Oregon State in 1963 and retired in 1997.
- Repository
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Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Victor A. Madsen joined the Physics Department at Oregon State University (OSU) in 1963. As a theoretician in nuclear physics, he collaborated with a group of experimental nuclear physicists working on the OSU cyclotron. His most noteworthy research involved analysis of inelastic scattering and charge-exchange reactions. He frequently collaborated with scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and at the Kernforschungsanlage in Julich, Germany. In recognition of his research, Madsen was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society. In 1985, he received the Milton Harris Award in Basic Research, OSU's highest honor for scientific research.
Madsen was a successful teacher of both undergraduate and graduate students. He pioneered the use of participatory student projects in his advanced undergraduate course in mathematical physics. He continued to teach after his retirement in 1997.
Victor Madsen earned his BS in physics from the University of Washington in 1953; he studied theoretical nuclear physics as a graduate student and completed his Ph.D. at the University of Washington in 1961. Madsen died in Corvallis in 2008.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Victor A. Madsen Papers consist of research and teaching materials created or assembled by Madsen as a faculty member at Oregon State University. The research materials include research notes, article reprints, conference papers and presentations, correspondence, reference materials, and research data and calculations. Research topics addressed include inelastic scattering, charge-exchange reactions, the Ramsauer Model for neutron total cross sections, and causality with noncausal optical potentials.
The teaching materials consist of lecture notes, problem sets, and exam questions for several physics courses, including Introductory Field Theory (PH 478), Methods in Mathematical Physics (PH 462), and Advanced Quantum Theory (PH 569 and PH 656).
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Processing Note
This collection is not fully processed; this guide is preliminary.
Acquisition Information
The materials were donated to the Archives by Madsen's widow in 2009.
Related Materials
The Archives holdings include the Physics Department Records (RG 037) and the papers of several physics faculty, including Melvin Cutler, Rubin H. Landau, David B. Nicodemus, E. Dale Trout, and Willibald Weniger.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Mathematical physics.
- Physics--Research--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Physics--Study and teaching (Higher)--Oregon--Corvallis.
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Oregon State University. Dept. of Physics. (creator)
Finding
aid prepared by Elizabeth Nielsen.
2010
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