3537 Peppermint Court, Tucker, GA 30084 Tel. # (770) 934-7143
email: jcramer@facstaff.oglethorpe.edu Office (404) 364-8408
Education
Ph.D. (Physics) Texas A&M University, 1975
M.S. (Physics) Ohio University, 1968
B.S. (Physics) Wheaton College, 1965
Professional Experience
Oglethorpe University, 1980 to 1983, Assistant Professor of Physics
1983 to 1991, Associate Professor of Physics
1991 to present, Professor of Physics
1998 to 2001 Chair of Natural Science Division
The King's College, 1976 to 1980, Assistant Professor of Physics
Wheaton College, 1968 to 1971, Instructor in Physics
Professional Society Memberships
American Physical Society
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Scientific Affiliation – member and Fellow
Honors
NDEA Fellow 1965-1968 - Ohio University
NSF Fellow 1971-1973 - Texas A&M University
Sigma Pi Sigma (national honor society of physics students)
Sigma Zeta (national honor society of science students)
Listed in:
Who's Who in the Southeast
Who's Who in the South and Southwest, 25th ed.
Who's Who in American Education
Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 2rd ed., 3rd ed.
Who's Who in Theology and Science 1st ed.
The International Dictionary of Distinquished Leadership 2nd ed.
American Men and Women of Science 17th ed.
Men of Achievement 14th ed.
Personalities of the World 2nd ed.
Who’s Who Among American Teachers 2004(8th edition)
Who’s Who Among American Teachers 2005 (9th edition)
Publications
How Alien Would Aliens Be? Writers Club Press, San Jose, New York, Lincoln Shanghai, 2001
A Brief History of Physical Science, Writers Club Press, San Jose, New York, Lincoln Shanghai, 2001
Refereed Journals
Thermomagnetic Torque in Hydrogen Isotopes, J.A. Cramer, Journal of
Chemical Physics, Vol. 63, No. 9, 1 Nov. 1975, pp. 3804-3811.
Miracles and David Hume, John A. Cramer, PERSPECTIVES on Science and
Christian Faith, Sept. 1988, Vol. 40, No. 3, pp. 131-137.
Adler's Cosmological Argument for the Existence of God, John A. Cramer, PERSPECTIVES on Science and Christian Faith, Mar. 1995, Vol. 47, No. 1,
pp. 32-42.
General Evolution and the Second Law of Thermodynamics, J.A. Cramer,
Journal of the American Scientific Affiliation, March 1971, Vol. 23,
No. 1, pp. 20-21.
Science, Scientism and Christianity: The Ideas of D.M. MacKay, J.A.
Cramer, Journal of the American Scientific Affiliation, Sept. 1985,
Vol. 37, No. 3, pp. 142-148.
Storage of Liquefied Gases, Liquefaction of Gases and Capacitors, John
A. Cramer, Magill's Science Survey: Physical Sciences, Salem Press, 1991.
Solid State Refrigerators, John A. Cramer, Magill's Survey of Science:
Applied Sciences, Salem Press.
Kapitsa Explains Superfluidity, John A. Cramer, 1997 in the supplement to Magill's The Twentieth Century: Great Scientific Achievements.
Aristarchus Of Samos, John A. Cramer, Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists, Marshall Cavendish Corp., 1998.
Roger Bacon, John A. Cramer, Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists, Marshall Cavendish Corp., 1998.
Gabriel Cramer, John A. Cramer, Biographical Encyclopedia of Mathematicians, Marshall Cavendish Corp., 1998.
The Plague of Justinian and Epidemics (Batch) in Natural Disasters, Salem Press, November, 2000.
Old Blue Eyes and Kin, American Conchologist, Vol 28, No. 1, March , 2000
Leonardo da Vinci, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, and Delta Air Lines in Encyclopedia of Flight, Salem Press, 2002.
The Bigfoot Stand, a humorous short story, April 1993 addition of the Georgia Sportsman.