Leon Pape
| Leon Pape | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 8, 1925 |
| Died | January 2, 1984 (aged 58) |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Medicine, Physics |
| Institutions | California State University, Los Angeles, August Krogh Institute, Copenhagen |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
| Known for | 4-MeV Van de Graaf Laboratory at CSU, Leon Pape Memorial Lecture Series |
| Notable awards | Outstanding Professor Award, California State University, Los Angeles |
Leon Pape (8 February 1925 – 2 January 1984) was a medical physicist who received his BSc, MSc (1953) and PhD (1965) in Physics from the University of Southern California. He became certified in radiological physics by the American Board of Radiology and from 1955-1962 he worked as a radiological physicist at the Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles. He served at the University of Southern California as Radiation Safety Officer and as Professor of Physics until 1971, and worked on the development of studies in biophysics, radiological health physics, and electron microscopy. He was elevated to Departmental Head of Physics at USC, and advocated with the California legislature to secure adequate funding for the 4-MeV Van de Graaf Laboratory, unique to USC. From 1971 until his death he worked at the August Krogh Institute at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, in the Zoophysiological Laboratory. His central research area was membrane biophysics.
Pape, L. (1953). Report on investigation of asymmetrical resonance pressure broadening of the helium lambda5875 line.
Pape, L. (1965). Investigation of Some Structurally Related Characteristics of the Urinary Glycoprotein of Tamm and Horsfall (Doctoral dissertation, University of Southern California).
The Leon Pape Memorial Lecture Series was inaugurated by CSU after his "untimely death in January 1984 prompted the establishment of this lecture series in his memory, encompassing his many interests." The award of this Lectureship is highly prestigious, with many Nobel Laureates and prominent academics having delivered it since its inception.
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