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[Home page: www.erols.com/olsonw]
Vita: William Bruce Olson, born Dec. 28, 1930, Omaha, Nebraska.
Associate of Arts Degree, June 1951. Olympic Junior College,
Bremerton, Washington.
Bachelor of Science, June, 1953. University of Washington,
Seattle, Washington
Doctor of Philosophy, June, 1960. University of Washington,
Seattle, Washington [research results published in #3 of
publication list with those of Richard Redington (now professor,
Texas Tech Univ.) under direction of the late Paul C. Cross,
later director of the Mellon Institute)
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Jan. 1960 -Sept. 1961. Princeton
University, Princeton, New Jersey, under Prof. Donald. F. Hornig,
Head of the Chemistry Dept. and the Presidential Science Adviser
at that time.
In my field of high resolution infrared spectroscopy, which
has used plane grating instrumentation, tuneable diode and fixed
frequency gaseous lasers, and Fourier transform spectrometers, I
was a researcher in spectrum analysis and instrumentation design,
construction and maintenance, 1961-87.
Physicist, 1961-87, National Bureau of Standards/ National
Institute of Standards and Technology. Near academic position in
which outside collaborators were with national research
institutes of various countries or were university professors, in
India, Japan, Canada, England, France, Czechoslovakia, and
Russia.
Department of Commerce Silver Medal Award for Meritorious Federal
Service, 1973. For co-invention of field of Laser Stark and Laser
Zeeman spectroscopy (latter now called LMR, Laser Magnetic
Resonance Spectroscopy). This field was introduced by paper #11
of publications, and the U.S. government holds the patent.
Publications #10 and #14 are my most renown work, discovering
perturbation allowed transitions, correcting and extending
existing theory and applying computer mathematical solution to
complex data analysis, in order to extend the amount of
information obtainable from infrared spectroscopy of symmetric
top molecules, and improve its quality. These set new standards
for high quality analysis and data, which are now essentially
mandatory worldwide for quality research. Paper #53 described a
multiple pass absorption cell with zero astigmatism, a
configuration that I found by three dimensional raytracing, then
designed and constructed, that allows very long paths with high
energy efficiency, useful to low temperatures and high pressures.
In search of information on old songs and tunes I have worked
at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Library of Congress, and
libraries of Catholic University of American , Univ. of
Wisconsin, Ohio State University, Univ. of Washington, Newberry
Library-Chicago, Bodleian Library-Oxford, National Library of
Scotland, British Museum (now British Library), Ralph Vaughn
Williams Library, EFDSS, London, and others.
I have 3 sons, Doug and Bryan with web pages of their own, and
Ken, the 3rd, is currently a grad student at the History Dept. of
the U. of Maryland.
Publications: Scientific Academic and Scientific Instrumentation
1. Sum Rules for Vibrational-Rotational Energy Levels Including
Centrifugal Distortion.
Harry C. Allen, Jr. and W. Bruce Olson
J. Chem. Phys. 37, 212 (1962).
2. Analysis of Two Infrared Bands of CH2D2.
Wm. Bruce Olson, Harry C. Allen, Jr., and Earle K. Plyler
J. Res. NBS 67A, 27 (1962).
3. Studies of Hydrogen Peroxide: The Infrared Spectrum and the
Internal Rotation Problem.
R. L. Redington, W. B. Olson, and P. C. Cross
J. Chem. Phys. 36, 1311 (1962).
4. Vibrational-Rotational Spectroscopy.
Harry C. Allen, Jr., and Wm. Bruce Olson
An. Rev. of Physical Chemistry, Vol. 13, 221 (1962).
5. On the Fourth Order Hamiltonian of an Asymmetric Rotor
Molecule of Orthorhombic Symmetry.
Wm. B. Olson and H. C. Allen, Jr.
J. Res. NBS 67A, 359 (1963).
6. HCN Rotational-Vibrational Energy Levels and Intensity
Anomalies Determined from Infrared Measurements.
Arthur G. Maki, Wm. Bruce Olson, and Robert L. Sams
J. Mol. Spectrosc. 36, 433 (1970).
7. High-Resolution Infrared Spectra of Ethanelike Molecules and
the Barrier to Internal Rotation: The nu9, nu13 Band of
Dimethylacetylene.
W. B. Olson and D. Papousek
J. Mol. Spectrosc. 37, 527 (1971).
8. The Infrared Spectrum of Thioformaldehyde.
J. W. C. Johns and W. B. Olson
J. Mol. Spectrosc. 39, 479 (1971).
9. Ground State Rotational Constants for SiH3D.
R. W. Lovejoy and W. B. Olson
J. Chem. Phys. 57, 2224 (1972).
10. The Infrared Spectrum of CH3D. Ground State Constants and
Perturbation Allowed Transitions.
W. B. Olson
J. Mol. Spectrosc. 43, 190-198 (1972).
[Perturbation alowed transitions introduced. They allowed
for the fisrt time direct determination of Ao and Dk from
infrared spectra of a symmetric top molecule. Five ground
state rotational constants determined for the first time]
11. Pollution Monitor for Nitric Oxide: A Laser Device Based on
the Zeeman Modulation of Absorption.
A. Kaldor, Wm. Bruce Olson, and A. G. Maki
Science. 176, 508-510 (1972)
12. A Precision Photoelectric Polarimeter.
Wm. Bruce Olson
Opt. Eng. 12, 102-105 (1973).
13. Infrared Determination of C0 for Phosphine via
Perturbation-Allowed [K-l] = ñ3 Transitions in the 3nu2
Band.
A. G. Maki, R. L. Sams, and Wm. B. Olson
J. Chem. Phys. 58, 4502-4512 (1973).
[Eight ground state rotational constants of a symmetric top
molecule determined for the first time from infrared
spectra.]
14. Infrared Measurements on Arsine: nu1 and nu3 bands,
Perturbation-Allowed Transitions, Equilibrium Structure.
Wm. Bruce Olson, A. G. Maki, and R. L. Sams
J. Mol. Spectrosc. 55, 252-270 (1975).
[This paper has been called a classic in the field. Ten
ground state rotational constants of a symmetric top
molecule determined for the first time from infrared
spectra.]
15. The Infrared Spectrum of the nu1 and nu4 Bands of SiH3D.
Wm. B. Olson and R. W. Lovejoy
J. Mol. Spectrosc. 66, 314-330 (1977).
16. The Infrared Spectra of CS.
Terry R. Todd and Wm. B. Olson
J. Mol. Spectrosc. 74, 190-202 (1979).
17. High-Resolution Infrared Spectrum of the 859- and 1711-cm-1
Bands of Carbonyl Sulfide (OCS).
Arthur G. Maki, Wm. Bruce Olson, and Robert L. Sams
J. Mol. Spectrosc. 81, 122-138 (1980).
18. Analysis of the High Resolution Infrared Spectrum of the nu2
Bending Mode of HOCl at 1238 cm-1.
R. L. Sams and W. B. Olson
J. Mol. Spectrosc. 84, 113-123 (1980).
19. The Infrared Spectrum of SiO Near 1240 cm-1 and Its Relation
to the Circumstellar SiO Maser.
Frank J. Lovas, Arthur G. Maki, and Wm. Bruce Olson
J. Mol. Spectrosc. 87, 449-458 (1981).
20. The Infrared Spectrum of the nu1 Band of SiD3H at 2187 cm-1.
C. F. Fromer, R. W. Lovejoy, R. L. Sams, and W. B. Olson
J. Mol. Spectrosc. 89, 261-267 (1981).
21. Tables of N2O Absorption Lines for the Calibration of Tunable
Infrared Lasers from 522 cm-1 to 1340 cm-1.
W. B. Olson, A. G. Maki, and W. J. Lafferty
J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data 10, 1065-1084 (1981).
22. Infrared Frequency Measurements on the ClO Fundamental Band.
A. G. Maki, F. J. Lovas, and W. B. Olson
J. Mol. Spectrosc. 92, 410-418 (1982).
23. Minimization of Volume and Astigmatism in White Cells for use
with Circular Sources and Apertures.
W. Bruce Olson
Appl. Opt. 23, 1580-1585 (1984).
24. Rovibrational Analysis of nu3 HCN---HF Using Fourier
Transform Spectroscopy.
B. A. Wofford, J. W. Bevan, W. B. Olson, and W. J. Lafferty
J. Mol. Spectrosc. 83, 6188-6192 (1985).
25. High Resolution Infrared Spectrum of Hydrogen Peroxide: The
nu6 Fundamental Band.
J. J. Hillman, D. E. Jennings, W. B. Olson, and A. Goldman
J. Mol. Spectrosc. 117, 46-59 (1986).
26. Fourier Transform Spectrum of the Torsional Band of
Hydrazine.
N. Ohashi, W. J. Lafferty, and W. B. Olson
J. Mol. Spectrosc. 117, 119-133 (1986).
27. Determination of A0 - B0 of CH3D from Perturbation-Allowed
Transitions.
C. Chackerian, Jr., E. S. Bus, W. B. Olson, and G.
Guelachvili
J. Mol. Spectrosc. 117, 355-360 (1986).
28. Rovibrational Analysis of an Intermolecular Hydrogen-bonded
Vibration: The nu16 Band of HCN---HF.
B. A. Wofford, M. W. Jackson, J. W. Bevan, W. B. Olson, and
W. J. Lafferty
J. Chem. Phys. 84, 6115-6118 (1986).
29. Rovibrational Analysis and Vibrational Predissociation in the
nu2 Band of HCN Dimer.
B. A. Wofford, J. W. Bevan, W. B. Olson, and W. J. Lafferty
J. Chem. Phys 85, 105-108 (1986).
30. The high resolution infrared spectra of the nu2 and nu3 bands
of HOCl.
W. J. Lafferty and W. B. Olson
J. Mol. Spectrosc. 120, 359-373 (1986).
31. Infrared spectrum of the overtone band 2nu5[sub]0 of the
hydrogen bonded complex HCN--HF.
M. W. Jackson, B. A. Wofford, J. W. Bevan, W. B. Olson, and
W. J. Lafferty
J. Chem. Phys. 85, 2401-2405 (1986).
32. Rovibrational Analysis of the nu5[sub]1 Vibrational Band in
the HCN-HF Hydrogen Bonded Cluster.
B. A. Wofford, J. W. Bevan, W. B. Olson, and W. J. Lafferty
Chem. Phys. Lett. 124, 579 (1986).
33. The A2II - X2?+ transition of HC2 isolated in solid argon.
Marilyn E. Jacox and W. Bruce Olson
J. Chem. Phys. 86, 3134-3142 (1987).
34. Method for first-order design of a transfer optics system to
throughput match a Fourier transform spectrometer to a
sample cell without use of a field lens at the cell input.
W. Bruce Olson
Appl. Optics 26, 2441-2445 (1987).
35. High-Resolution Infrared Spectrum of the Fundamental Band of
LiCl at a Temperature of 830 C.
G. A. Thompson, A. G. Maki, Wm. B. Olson, and A. Weber
J. Mol. Spectrosc. 124, 130-138 (1987).
36. High-Resolution Measurements of the nu2 and 2nu2 - nu2 Bands
of SO2.
L. Coudert, A. G. Maki, and Wm. B. Olson
J. Mol. Spectrosc. 124, 437-442 (1987).
37. Far Infrared Spectrum and Ground State Constants of Methyl
Amine.
N. Ohashi, K. Takagi, J. T. Hougen, W. B. Olson, and W. J.
Lafferty
J. Mol. Spectrosc. 126, 443-459 (1987).
38. Rotational Constants of the Lowest Torsional Component (0G)
of the Ground State and Lowest Torsional Component (1G) of
the First Excited Torsional State of Hydrogen Peroxide.
W. B. Olson, R. H. Hunt, B. W. Young, A. G. Maki, and J. W.
Brault
J. Mol. Spectrosc. 127, 12-34 (1988).
39. Analysis of the High Resolution Spectrum of
28SiH3D from 1450 to 1710 cm-1.
R. D. Schaeffer, R. W. Lovejoy, W. B. Olson, and G. Terrago
J. Mol. Spectrosc. 128, 135-150 (1988).
40. Infrared Spectrum of the nu6, nu7, and nu8 Bands of HNO3.
Arthur G. Maki and Wm. B. Olson
J. Mol. Spectrosc. 133, 171-181 (1989).
41. Heterodyne Frequency Measurements on the OCS Hot Bands Near
1890 cm-1.
J. S. Wells, M. D. Vanek, A. G. Maki, and Wm. B. Olson
J. Mol. Spectrosc. ? (1989)
42. Infrared spectrum of sodium hydride.
Arthur G. Maki and Wm. Bruce Olson
J. Chem. Phys. 90, pp. 6887-92 (1989).
43. FTS Infrared Measurements of the Rotational and Vibrational
Spectrum of LiH and LiD.
Arthur G. Maki, Wm. Bruce Olson, and G. Thompson.
J. Mol. Spectrosc. 144, 257-268 (1990).
44. FTS Infrared Measurements of Alkali Halides in the Gas Phase:
Rubidium Fluoride and Cesium Fluoride.
Arthur G. Maki and Wm. Bruce Olson
J. Mol. Spectrosc. 140, 185-189 (1990).
45. Fourier Transform Spectrum of the Second Torsional Band of
Hydrazine.
Nobukimi Ohashi and W. Bruce Olson
J. Mol. Spectrosc. 145, 383-391 (1991)
46. Fourier Transform Spectrum in the Second Torsional Band
Region of Methylamine.
Nobukimi Ohashi, Hisashi Shimada, W. Bruce Olson and
Kentarou Kawaguchi.
J. Mol. Spectrosc. 152, 298-306 (1992).
47. Analysis of the nu8 Band of Methylene Fluoride.
R. D'Cunha, M. N. Deo, A. Weber, and W. B. Olson.
J. Mol. Spectrosc. 149, 412-24 (1991).
48. High-Resolution FTIR Study of the 4 Band of CH2F2
M. N. Deo and R. D'Cunha and A. Weber and W. B. Olson
J. Mol. Spectrosc. 154, 83-92 (1992).
49. Theoretical evaluation of the high-resolution vacuum
ultraviolet spectrometer on SURF II.
N. C. Das, R. P. Madden, W. B. Olson, and H. M. Seyoum
Appl. Optics 31, 6724-6733 (1992).
50. The 2nu9 Band of Propyne-d3.
K. Singh, Geetha Rajappan, V. A. Job, V. B. Kartha, A.
Weber, and W. B. Olson
J. Mol. Spectrosc. 157, 467-478 (1993).
51: Perturbations in the 2nu9 and nu8 Bands of Propyne-d.
V. A. Job, S. B. Kartha, N. S. Sule, V. B. Kartha, A.
Weber, and W. B. Olson
J. Mol. Spectrosc. 168, 166-84 (1994).
52. Absolute infrared intensities in the fundamentals nu1 and nu3
bands of arsine.
V. Dana, J. Y. Mandin, G. Tarrago, W. B. Olson, and B.
Bezard
Submitted for publication to J. Mol. Spectrosc. [I think
this got published around 1995.]
53. Experimental investigation of the self- and N2-broadened
continuum within the nu2 band of water vapor.
D. C. Tobin, L. L. Strow, W. J. Lafferty and W. B. Olson
Appl. Opt. X?, 4724-34 (1996)
54. Infrared collision-induced absorption by N2 near 4.3 mum for
atmospheric applications: measurements and empirical
modeling.
Walter J. Lafferty, Alexander M. Solodov, Alfons Weber, Wm.
Bruce Olson, and Jean-Michel Hartmann
Appl. Opt. 35, pp. 5911-17 (1996).
I think here's a couple more that I lost track of.
Folk and Old Songs and Music: Short Articles, Notes, and Letters.
1. 'A Lost Poem by Queen Elizabeth I,' Times Literary
Supplement, London, Sept. 12, 1968, p. 1032. [Fortune my Foe
derived from poems by Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Walter
Raleigh]
2. 'Another Note on the James Duncan Collection,' Folk Music
Journal, I, 267 (1968). [Now obsolete]
3. 'Marston and Jorrocks,' Times Literary Supplement, London,
May 28, 1971, p. 621. [somewhat naive I must confess. I
have much more detailed information now]
4. 'The Euing Collection of English Broadside Ballads', Review,
Journal of the Folklore Society of Greater Washington, IV,
p. 27, 1973. [Authorship of three Child ballads and
some folksongs by Laurence Price noted]
5. 'A Note on the Tune "Jamaica,"' Folk Music Journal, II,
315-17 (1973).
6. 'A Note on the Tune "Dargason" or "Welshe Sydanen,"' Folk
Music Journal, III, 158-60 (1976). [Song by Lodovic Lloyd
on Queen Elizabeth I. See #8 below.]
7. "The King's Complaint", Or, "Fain I Would", Folk Music
Journal, IV, 62- 64, (1980). [Song in Folger MS V.a. 169,
with permission to publish, but I published copy from
readable Bodleian Library MS. The full text of longer
version is in Folger Shakespeare Library MS V.a. 169, but it
is too difficult for me to read.]
8. An Addendum to a Note on "Dargason", Folk Music Journal, IV,
65, (1980). [noting copies of song on Queen Eliz. in Folger
MSS V.a.399 & V.a. 198. See Sydanen and Hathorne Tree in
Scarce Songs file]
9. "Robin and Gonny", an Old Lancashire Ballad, Folk Music
Journal, V, 220 (1986). [text, c 1695-1700, by permission,
from Folger, MS V.a. 308. on Scare Songs file.]
10. Reviews of Bodleian Library Broadside Ballads website and
Steve Roud's CD-ROM Folksong Index and Broadside Index.
Folk Music Journal, VIII, #1, pp. 123-5, 2001. ISSN
0531-9684
11. A Tentative Identification of "Derries Fair", 1600
[Irish song sung in England, not identified by literary
scholars, but traditional versions still known. Submitted
for publication.]
12. "Callino Castrame" alias "In Summer Time"
[dropped, main results in broadside index]
13. "Warrington Fair" [song of about 1695 to 1700 in Lancashire
dialect from MS in Folger Shakespeare Library. Two later
versions, 1740 and 1875, of less than half the length of
this are known. dropped, in Scarce Songs file]
14. "Pretty Peggy of Derby" [dropped, on Scarce Old Song file]
15. "Druimion Dubh Deelis" (Drimandown, dropped, on Scarce Old
Songs file)