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William H. Wehlau fonds [textual record]
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Record information William H. Wehlau fonds [textual record]
Date:[ca. 1953]-1996.Reference:R7941-0-2-E, MG31-J46Type of material:Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:107243Date(s):[ca. 1953]-1996.Place of creation:OntarioExtent:1.08 m of textual records.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:Fonds consists of William H. Wehlau's astronomical articles on star composition and form, 1953-1995; his correspondence with five fellow astronomers, 1973-1995; Wehlau's files on the National Advisory Committee on Astronomy, the NRC Associate Committee on Astronomy and its subcommittees, 1970-1990, plus other committees on telescope projects; submissions to and reports by the Privy Council Science Secretariat's Working Group on Astronomy, 1968; and miscellaneous subject files.Provenance:Biography/Administrative history:Wehlau, William H., 1926-1995 : William H. Wehlau was born in San Francisco in 1926. He received his education at the University of California at Berkeley, obtaining his PhD in 1953. Following two years at the Warner-Swasey Observatory in Cleveland, Ohio, he went to the University of Western Ontario as a National Research Council (NRC) Postdoctoral Fellow. In 1957 he became an assistant professor of mathematics and astronomy, and a full professor in 1961. In 1966 he started the UWO's Department of Astronomy and remained its head until his retirement in 1991. Wehlau specialized in the study of solar astrophysics using innovative methods such as light variability, spectrographic analysis and Doppler imaging. He was a recognized world expert on rapidly oscillating Ap stars.
Wehlau was a member of the National Advisory Committee on Astronomy, the NRC Associate Committee on Astronomy from 1967 to 1982 and its chairman from 1979 to 1982. He also completed a major review of Canadian astronomy for the Science Secretariat of the Privy Council in 1968. Wehlau was involved with major Canadian optical telescope projects including the proposed Queen Elizabeth II telescope in B.C., and the Canada-France-Hawaii and Gemini Twin telescopes. Wehlau died suddenly on 23 February 1995.Additional information:General note:Acquired in 1996 from Prof. Amelia Wehlau of London, Ont.Subject heading:- Astronomy - Canada University of Western Ontario. Dept. of Astronomy
- Astronomy - USSR University of Western Ontario. Observatories
- Astronomy - Research Canada. Dept. of Energy Mines and Resources. National Advisory Committee on Astronomy
- Doppler Imaging National Research Council Canada. Associate Committee on Astronomy, 1970-1990
- Fourier Transform Spectroscopy Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Gemini Twin 8 Metre Telescope Review Committee
- Photometry, Astronomical Queen Elizabeth II Telescope (never built)
- Telescopes - Canada Mount Kobau, British Columbia
- Telescopes - University of Western Ontario A.B. Sanderson Co. Ltd
- Telescopes - Queen Elizabeth II Western Telescope for Astronomical Research (Westar), 1964-1986
- Telescopes - Canada-France-Hawaii Canada. Privy Council. Science Secretariat. Working Group on Astronomy, 1968
- Telescopes - USSR Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope
- Telescopes - University of Toronto Kokhlova, Vera, 1979-1991
- Matthews, Jaymie M., 1982-1993
- Rice, John, 1975-1995
- Strassmeier, Klaus G., 1989-1995
- Wehlau, Amelia, 1956-1959
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