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THEODORE ZABEL Obituary

Dr. Theodore (Ted) H. Zabel, of Yorktown Heights, New York, died suddenly at home on Saturday, July 11 at the age of 56. Born on June 14, 1948, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he was the second son of Harold and Sylvia Zabel. During his early years at school, he was a star athlete and musician as well as being Valedictorian of his High School. Ted distinguished himself at college, earning a Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude (1970), a Master of Physics (1973) and a PhD in Physics (1976) from Rice University in Houston Texas. His first post-doctoral position was at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia, where he wrote 11 papers on advanced topics in nuclear physics and also married his New Zealand born wife, Jane Jones. The family then transferred back to the USA, where Ted took up a position at Tucson Arizona where he established an accelerator based Radioactive Dating Laboratory. This laboratory, under his guidance, pioneered work using accelerators for dating old artifacts and is still a world center for that work. Ted moved to a position as Research Engineer at IBM Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York in 1984. His first mission there was to commission a major new accelerator in the T.J. Watson Laboratory. In this work, his knowledge of nuclear physics and his skills in designing and carrying out the most demanding experiments made him a valued colleague of many in the laboratory. Ted's work was meticulous and his data invaluable to numerous colleagues both in and outside of IBM. He is survived by his beloved wife Jane Jones and his adored and adoring sons Joshua and Nicholas Zabel.In lieu of flowers, the family requests the memorial gifts to be designated to the Dr. Ted Zabel Memorial Fund. These gifts may be sent to Rice University, Office of Development, MS-81, PO Box 1892, Houston, TX77251-1892.

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Published by The Journal News on Jul. 17, 2004.

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