EARL PETERSON

1940 - 2017

Earl Andrew Peterson Born January 8, 1940, passed away on November 10, 2017, with his family by his side. Earl was born in Puyallup, Washington, and graduated from Sumner High School. An accomplished physicist, he dedicated his 44-years of professional life to science and instruction. He earned three academic degrees in physics: a Bachelor's of Science from the University of Washington in 1962 followed by a Master's of Science and a Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1967. Honors included Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude. A professor of physics at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 1973 until his retirement in 2006, he published more than 100 papers and advised numerous Master's and doctoral students. His research interests included proton scattering, proton decay, and neutrino oscillations. He also served as Laboratory Director of the Soudan Underground Laboratory in northern Minnesota. His colleagues and friends knew him as an enthusiastic patron of the arts, an ardent lover of wines, books, and crab cakes. No service planned.