Alan Bernard Rothman

Background

Rothman, Alan Bernard was born on July 5, 1927 in Pittsburgh. Son of Harry and Lillian (Wolfe) Rothman.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, U. Pittsburgh, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, Carnegie Institute Technology, 1954.

Career

Senior scientist, Westinghouse Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, Pittsburgh, 1953-1954; research chemist, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, Creighton, Pennsylvania, 1954-1957; associate chemist, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1957-1960; advisory engineer, manager NERVA flight safety, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh, 1960-1964; advisory engineer, Westinghouse Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, Pittsburgh, 1964-1965; Research scientist, Space division Chrysler Corporation, New Orleans, 1965-1968; chemist, Argonne National Laboratory, 1968-1991; manager TREAT experiments section, Argonne National Laboratory, 1974-1979; consultant, Argonne, since 1993.

Achievements

• Achievements include invention of a byproduct recovery process for the chemical polishing of glass, electrode for measurement of the pH ofsolutions corrosive to glass.

Membership

Board of directors Lake Hinsdale Village Homeowners Association, Willowbrook, Illinois, 1983-1987, 92, president, 1988. With United States Navy, 1945-1946. Member American Nuclear Society (emeritus), Pi Tau Phi, Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Lambda Upsilon.

Connections

Married Leora Rose Lubovsky, June 15, 1963. 1 child, Robert Sim.

Father:

Harry Rothman

Mother:

Lillian (Wolfe) Rothman

Spouse:

Leora Rose Lubovsky

child:

Robert Sim Rothman