Carl Ferdinand Leyse

Background

Leyse, Carl Ferdinand was born on February 11, 1917 in Kewaunee, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Henry and Emilie (Duescher) Leyse.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University Wisconsin, 1948. Postgraduate, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1950.

Career

Nuclear design engineer, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1948-1951; chief reactor projects engineering section, National Reactor Testing Station, Idaho Falls, 1951-1956; technical director, president, Internuclear Company, Clayton, Missouri, 1956-1959, 61-63; manager nuclear science and engineering department, Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Quehanna, Pennsylvania, 1959-1960; manager nuclear safety, Aerojet Nuclear Systems Company, Sacramento, 1963-1972; manager internal research and director programs, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho Falls, 1972-1984; consultant, Idaho Falls, since 1985.

Achievements

• Achievements include patents for radial flow nuclear thermal rocket, engineering test reactor, food irradiation reactor, high flux reactor, flux trap research and testing nuclear reactor.

Membership

Master sergeant United States Air Force, 1942-1945. Member American Nuclear Society, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Space Society.

Connections

Married Rhodora Adeline Stearns, September 7, 1946. Children: Karen Elizabeth, Dale Robert.

Father:

Henry Leyse

Mother:

Emilie (Duescher) Leyse

Spouse:

Rhodora Adeline Stearns

child:

Dale Robert Leyse

child:

Karen Elizabeth Leyse