Alan Winn Searcy

Background

Searcy, Alan Winn was born on October 12, 1925 in Covina, California, United States. Son of Claude Winn and Esther (Scofield) Searcy.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, 1946; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Berkeley, 1950.

Career

Faculty, Purdue University, 1949-1954; assistant professor of chemistry, Purdue University, 1950-1954; faculty, University of California, Berkeley, since 1954; professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1958-1991; professor materials science, University of California, Berkeley, 1960-1991; professor emeritus, University of California, Berkeley, since 1991; associate division head inorganic materials division Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, 1961-1964; assistant to chancellor, University of California, Berkeley, 1963-1964; vice-chancellor, University of California, Berkeley, 1964-1967; chairman faculty College Engineering, University California, Berkeley, 1969-1970; Miller research professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1970-1971; acting department chairman materials science and engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1973; associate director, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory head materials and molecular research division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, 1980-1984. Fulbright lecturer physical chemistry Institute Physics, Bariloche, Argentina,1960. Consultant General Motors Technology Center, 1956-1964, Union Carbide, 1956-1972, General Atomic, 1957-1972.

Member of committee high temperature chemistry National Research Council, 1961-1970.

Achievements

• Alan Winn Searcy has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with Army of the United States, 1944-1946. Fellow American Ceramic Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society, Academy of Ceramics(charter), Materials Research Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Gail Vaught, October 30, 1945. Children: Gay, William, Anne.

Father:

Claude Winn Searcy

Mother:

Esther (Scofield) Searcy

Spouse:

Gail Vaught

child:

Anne Searcy

child:

Gay Searcy

child:

William Searcy