Background
Johnson, Warren C. was born on September 22, 1901 in Otter Lake, Michigan, United States. Son of Grant W. and Elizabeth (Osborne) Johnson.
Johnson, Warren C. was born on September 22, 1901 in Otter Lake, Michigan, United States. Son of Grant W. and Elizabeth (Osborne) Johnson.
Bachelor of Science, Kalamazoo College, 1922, Doctor of Science, 1946. Master of Arts, Clark University, 1924. Doctor of Philosophy, Brown U., 1925, Doctor of Science, 1960.
Research instructor chemistry Brown U., 1925-1927. Instructor chemistry University of Chicago, 1927-1928, assistant professor, 1928-1932, associate, 1932-1943, professor of chemistry, 1943-1967, professor emeritus, 1967-1983, department chairman, 1945-1955, dean division physical science, 1955-1958, vice president university, 1958-1967, vice president emeritus, 1967-1983. Director chemistry division Clinton laboratories, Oak Ridge, 1943-1945.
Board directors Oak Ridge Institute Nuclear Studies (now Oak Ridge Associate Universities), 1952-1959, 61-67, consultant, 1967-1983. Chairman management advisory council Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1962-1970. Member general advising committee Atomic Energy Commission, 1954-1960, chairman, 1956-1960.
Consultant National Science Foundation.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Nuclear Society (director 1961-1964). Member American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi. Club: Quadrangle (Chicago.
Married Florence Louise Campbell, June 27, 1928 (deceased. Children: Barbara Ann, Margaret Louise Johnson Levine, Mary Elizabeth.