Catherine Westfall

Catherine Lee Westfall is an American historian of science known for her work documenting the history of the United States Department of Energy national laboratories.

Education and career

Westfall completed a Ph.D. at Michigan State University in 1988; her doctoral dissertation was The First Truly National Laboratory: The Birth of Fermilab.[1]

As well as working within the laboratories to document their history, Westfall taught at the Lyman Briggs College of Michigan State University beginning in 2008.[2]

Books

With Lillian Hoddeson and Adrienne Kolb, Westfall is the coauthor of the book Fermilab: Physics, the Frontier, and Megascience (University of Chicago Press, 2008).[3]

With Hoddeson, Paul W. Henriksen, and Roger A. Meade, she is the coauthor of Critical Assembly: A Technical History of Los Alamos During the Oppenheimer Years, 1943–1945 (Cambridge University Press, 1993).[4]

Recognition

In 2009, Westfall was named as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), after a nomination from the APS Forum on the History of Physics, "for her pioneering historical research on five American national laboratories, and for her organizational work in the history of physics, especially in the productive ongoing series of Laboratory History Conferences".[5]

References

InspireHEP record for The First Truly National Laboratory: The Birth of Fermilab, accessed 2020-06-26
Finding aid to the Catherine Westfall papers, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, retrieved 2020-06-26
Reviews of Fermilab:
- Scholberg, Kate (January–February 2009), "Particles on the prairie", American Scientist, 97 (1): 79–81, doi:10.1511/2009.76.79, JSTOR 27859280
- Seidel, Robert W. (March 2009), "Giant ring on the prairie", Science, 323 (5920): 1430–1431, doi:10.1126/science.1170899, S2CID 152529939
- Domokos, Gabor (July 2009), American Journal of Physics, 77 (7): 671–672, Bibcode:2009AmJPh..77..671D, doi:10.1119/1.3098334CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- Roser, Robert (August 2009), "From prairie to energy frontier", Physics World, 22 (8): 36–37, Bibcode:2009PhyW...22h..36R, doi:10.1088/2058-7058/22/08/35
- Thorpe, Charles (November 2009), Physics Today, 62 (11): 51, doi:10.1063/1.3265237CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- Mody, Cyrus M. (January 2010), Technology and Culture, 51 (1): 279–280, JSTOR 40647030CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- Bussey, Peter J. (March 2010), Contemporary Physics, 51 (2): 190, doi:10.1080/00107510903109312, S2CID 122819708CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- Jones‐Imhotep, Edward (March 2010), Isis, 101 (1): 259–260, doi:10.1086/653913, JSTOR 10.1086/653913CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- Hamblin, Jacob Darwin (Spring 2010), "Science and technology for every man, woman, and child", Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences, 40 (2): 259–267, doi:10.1525/hsns.2010.40.2.259, JSTOR 10.1525/hsns.2010.40.2.259
Reviews of Critical Assembly:
- Peruzzi, Giulio (1994), Nuncius, 9 (2): 888–892, doi:10.1163/182539184x01332CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- Sutton, Christine (January 1994), Endeavour, 18 (1): 46–47, doi:10.1016/0160-9327(94)90136-8CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- Peierls, Rudolf (February 1994), "Atomic science", Science, New Series, 263 (5150): 1162–1163, doi:10.1126/science.263.5150.1162, JSTOR 2883435, PMID 17831633
- Graham-Smith, F. (June 1994), The Observatory, 114 (1120): 126, Bibcode:1994Obs...114..126GCS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- Melzer, Richard (Fall 1994), Western Historical Quarterly, 25 (3): 411, doi:10.2307/971143, JSTOR 971143CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- Smith, Robert W. (1995), "Review", Canadian Review of American Studies, 25 (2): 134–135
- Hacker, Barton C. (February 1995), The American Historical Review, 100 (1): 256–257, doi:10.2307/2168161, JSTOR 2168161CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- Badash, Lawrence (March 1995), The Journal of American History, 81 (4): 1813, doi:10.2307/2081828, JSTOR 2081828CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- Goldberg, Stanley (September 1995), Isis, 86 (3): 520–522, doi:10.1086/357308, JSTOR 235091CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- Seely, Bruce E. (October 1995), Technology and Culture, 36 (4): 1053–1055, doi:10.2307/3106943, JSTOR 3106943CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
APS Fellows Nominated by FHP: 2009, APS Forum on the History of Physics, retrieved 2020-06-26

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[inspire-1] InspireHEP record for The First Truly National Laboratory: The Birth of Fermilab, accessed 2020-06-26

[jlab-2] Finding aid to the Catherine Westfall papers, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, retrieved 2020-06-26

[fermi-3] Reviews of Fermilab:
Scholberg, Kate (January–February 2009), "Particles on the prairie", American Scientist, 97 (1): 79–81, doi:10.1511/2009.76.79, JSTOR 27859280

Seidel, Robert W. (March 2009), "Giant ring on the prairie", Science, 323 (5920): 1430–1431, doi:10.1126/science.1170899, S2CID 152529939

Domokos, Gabor (July 2009), American Journal of Physics, 77 (7): 671–672, Bibcode:2009AmJPh..77..671D, doi:10.1119/1.3098334CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

Roser, Robert (August 2009), "From prairie to energy frontier", Physics World, 22 (8): 36–37, Bibcode:2009PhyW...22h..36R, doi:10.1088/2058-7058/22/08/35

Thorpe, Charles (November 2009), Physics Today, 62 (11): 51, doi:10.1063/1.3265237CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

Mody, Cyrus M. (January 2010), Technology and Culture, 51 (1): 279–280, JSTOR 40647030CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

Bussey, Peter J. (March 2010), Contemporary Physics, 51 (2): 190, doi:10.1080/00107510903109312, S2CID 122819708CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

Jones‐Imhotep, Edward (March 2010), Isis, 101 (1): 259–260, doi:10.1086/653913, JSTOR 10.1086/653913CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

Hamblin, Jacob Darwin (Spring 2010), "Science and technology for every man, woman, and child", Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences, 40 (2): 259–267, doi:10.1525/hsns.2010.40.2.259, JSTOR 10.1525/hsns.2010.40.2.259

[4] Scholberg, Kate (January–February 2009), "Particles on the prairie", American Scientist, 97 (1): 79–81, doi:10.1511/2009.76.79, JSTOR 27859280

[5] Seidel, Robert W. (March 2009), "Giant ring on the prairie", Science, 323 (5920): 1430–1431, doi:10.1126/science.1170899, S2CID 152529939

[6] Domokos, Gabor (July 2009), American Journal of Physics, 77 (7): 671–672, Bibcode:2009AmJPh..77..671D, doi:10.1119/1.3098334CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[7] Roser, Robert (August 2009), "From prairie to energy frontier", Physics World, 22 (8): 36–37, Bibcode:2009PhyW...22h..36R, doi:10.1088/2058-7058/22/08/35

[8] Thorpe, Charles (November 2009), Physics Today, 62 (11): 51, doi:10.1063/1.3265237CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[9] Mody, Cyrus M. (January 2010), Technology and Culture, 51 (1): 279–280, JSTOR 40647030CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[10] Bussey, Peter J. (March 2010), Contemporary Physics, 51 (2): 190, doi:10.1080/00107510903109312, S2CID 122819708CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[11] Jones‐Imhotep, Edward (March 2010), Isis, 101 (1): 259–260, doi:10.1086/653913, JSTOR 10.1086/653913CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[12] Hamblin, Jacob Darwin (Spring 2010), "Science and technology for every man, woman, and child", Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences, 40 (2): 259–267, doi:10.1525/hsns.2010.40.2.259, JSTOR 10.1525/hsns.2010.40.2.259

[crit-4] Reviews of Critical Assembly:
Peruzzi, Giulio (1994), Nuncius, 9 (2): 888–892, doi:10.1163/182539184x01332CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

Sutton, Christine (January 1994), Endeavour, 18 (1): 46–47, doi:10.1016/0160-9327(94)90136-8CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

Peierls, Rudolf (February 1994), "Atomic science", Science, New Series, 263 (5150): 1162–1163, doi:10.1126/science.263.5150.1162, JSTOR 2883435, PMID 17831633

Graham-Smith, F. (June 1994), The Observatory, 114 (1120): 126, Bibcode:1994Obs...114..126GCS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

Melzer, Richard (Fall 1994), Western Historical Quarterly, 25 (3): 411, doi:10.2307/971143, JSTOR 971143CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

Smith, Robert W. (1995), "Review", Canadian Review of American Studies, 25 (2): 134–135

Hacker, Barton C. (February 1995), The American Historical Review, 100 (1): 256–257, doi:10.2307/2168161, JSTOR 2168161CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

Badash, Lawrence (March 1995), The Journal of American History, 81 (4): 1813, doi:10.2307/2081828, JSTOR 2081828CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

Goldberg, Stanley (September 1995), Isis, 86 (3): 520–522, doi:10.1086/357308, JSTOR 235091CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

Seely, Bruce E. (October 1995), Technology and Culture, 36 (4): 1053–1055, doi:10.2307/3106943, JSTOR 3106943CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[14] Peruzzi, Giulio (1994), Nuncius, 9 (2): 888–892, doi:10.1163/182539184x01332CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[15] Sutton, Christine (January 1994), Endeavour, 18 (1): 46–47, doi:10.1016/0160-9327(94)90136-8CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[16] Peierls, Rudolf (February 1994), "Atomic science", Science, New Series, 263 (5150): 1162–1163, doi:10.1126/science.263.5150.1162, JSTOR 2883435, PMID 17831633

[17] Graham-Smith, F. (June 1994), The Observatory, 114 (1120): 126, Bibcode:1994Obs...114..126GCS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[18] Melzer, Richard (Fall 1994), Western Historical Quarterly, 25 (3): 411, doi:10.2307/971143, JSTOR 971143CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[19] Smith, Robert W. (1995), "Review", Canadian Review of American Studies, 25 (2): 134–135

[20] Hacker, Barton C. (February 1995), The American Historical Review, 100 (1): 256–257, doi:10.2307/2168161, JSTOR 2168161CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[21] Badash, Lawrence (March 1995), The Journal of American History, 81 (4): 1813, doi:10.2307/2081828, JSTOR 2081828CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[22] Goldberg, Stanley (September 1995), Isis, 86 (3): 520–522, doi:10.1086/357308, JSTOR 235091CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[23] Seely, Bruce E. (October 1995), Technology and Culture, 36 (4): 1053–1055, doi:10.2307/3106943, JSTOR 3106943CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[faps-5] APS Fellows Nominated by FHP: 2009, APS Forum on the History of Physics, retrieved 2020-06-26