Background
Carlson, Anders Johan was born on August 3, 1894 in Saint Peter, Minnesota, United States. Son of John Sven and Mary Mathilda (Anderson) Carlson.
Carlson, Anders Johan was born on August 3, 1894 in Saint Peter, Minnesota, United States. Son of John Sven and Mary Mathilda (Anderson) Carlson.
Bachelor of Science, University of Minnesota, 1916; Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1917; Master of Science, University of Minnesota, 1925; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, 1929.
Instructor school mines, University of Minnesota, 1917-1919; assistant professor, University of Minnesota, 1919-1926; construction engineering, mine expert, Minnesota Tax Commission, 1918-1926; research assistant, junior research fellow, American Petroleum Institute, 1927-1931; lecturer college mining, University of California, 1926-1930; associate professor, University of California, 1930-1942; professor petroleum engineering, University of California, 1942-1943; professor petroleum engineering division mineral technical, University of California, from 1943; chairman division, University of California, 1949-1953. Ednl. supervisor ESMWT, 1941-1945. Operations analyst United States Army Air Force, 1945.
Member American Petroleum Institute, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Alpha Sigma Phi, Sigma Rho, Pi Epsilon Tau, Scabbard and Blade, Clubs: Engineers (Minneapolis), Faculty (Berkeley), University (Oakland, California).
Married Louise Josephine Thorson, September 26, 1925. Children: Anders Johnston, John Stanley, Mary Louise (Mistress Gerald L. Hanes).