Background
Weir, Alexander was born on December 19, 1922 in Crossett, Arkansas, United States. Son of Alexander and Mary Eloise (Field) Weir.
Weir, Alexander was born on December 19, 1922 in Crossett, Arkansas, United States. Son of Alexander and Mary Eloise (Field) Weir.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, U. Arkansas, 1943; MChemE, Poly Institute Brooklyn, 1946; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1954; certified, University of Southern California Graduate School Business Administration, 1968.
Chemical engineer, American Cyanamid Company, Stamford Research laboratories, 1943-1947;
with, University of Michigan, 1948-1958;
research associate, project supervisor, Engineering Research Institute, University of Michigan, 1948-1957;
lecturer chemical and metallurgical engineering Department, University Michigan, 1954-1956;
assistant professor, University of Michigan, 1956-1958;
consultant, Ramo-Woolridge Corporation, Los Angeles, 1956-1957;
member technical staff, section head, assistant manager, Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation, Los Angeles, 1957-1960;
incharge Atlas Missile Captive test program, Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation, Los Angeles, 1956-1960;
technical advisory to president, Northrop Corporation, Beverly Hills, California, 1960-1970;
principal scientist for air quality, Southern California Edison Company, Los Angeles, 1970-1976;
manager chemical system R & D, Southern California Edison Company, Los Angeles, 1976-1986;
chief research scientist, Southern California Edison Company, Los Angeles, 1986-1988;
utility consultant, Playa Del Rey, California, since 1988. Representative American Rocket Society to Detroit Nuc. Council, 1954-1957; chairman session onchem. reactions Nuc.
Science and Engineering Congress, Cleveland, 1955. United States delegate Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Combustion Colloquium, Liege, Belgium, 1955. Western United States representative task force on environmental R & D goals Electric Research Council, 1971.
Electric utility advisor Electric Power Research Institute, 1974-1978, 84-87. Industry advisor department chemistry and biochemistry California State University, Los Angeles, 1981-1988.
Sea scout leader, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1944-1948, Marina del Rey, California, 1965-1970. Board of Governors, past president Civic Union Playa del Rey, chairman school, police and fire, nominating, civil defense, army liaison committees. Member Senate, Westchester Young Men’s Christian Association, chairman Dads sponsoring committee, active fundraising.
Chairman nominating committee Paseo del Rey School Parent-Teachers Association, 1961. Member Los Angeles Mayors Cmty. Advisory Committee; assistant chairman advancement committee, merit badge dean Cantinella district Los Angeles Area county Boy Scouts American.
Member AIChE, American Geophysical Union, Navy League United States (vice president Palos Verdes Peninsula county 1961-1962), New York Academy Sciences, Science Research Society American, American Chemical Society, United States Power Squadron (honorary captain of fleet 1997), St. AndrewSoc. Southern California, Clan Macnachtan Association, Clan Buchanan Society American, ClanFarquharson Association, Betty Washington Lewis Society of Children of America Revolution (past president), Arkansas Society of Children of America Revolution (past president), Santa Monica Yacht Club (lifetime honorary cannoneer), Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Alpha Chi Sigma, Lambda Chi Alpha.
Married Florence Forschner, December 28, 1946. Children: Alexander III, Carol Jean, Bruce Richard.