Charles Bertram Sclar

Background

Sclar, Charles Bertram was born on March 16, 1925 in Newark. Son of Norman and Dorothy (Botvinick) Sclar.

Education

Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1946; Master of Science, Yale University, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1951.

Career

Instructor department geology, Ohio State University, 1949-1951; research petrographer, Battelle Memorial Institute (Minerals Processing division), Columbus, Ohio., 1951-1953; principal research geologist, Battelle Memorial Institute (Minerals Processing division), Columbus, Ohio., 1953-1957; assistant technical consultant, Battelle Memorial Institute (Minerals Processing division), Columbus, Ohio., 1957-1959; assistant technical consultant chemical physics division, Battelle Memorial Institute (Minerals Processing division), Columbus, Ohio., 1959-1962; research fellow, Battelle Memorial Institute (Minerals Processing division), Columbus, Ohio., 1962-1965; associate chief, director high pressure laboratory, Battelle Memorial Institute (Minerals Processing division), Columbus, Ohio., 1965-1968; professor, department geological science, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1968-1990; professor emeritus, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, since 1990; department chairman geological science, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1976-1985. Principal investigator Apollo program National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1968-1978.

Achievements

• Charles Bertram Sclar has been listed as a noteworthy Geology educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Mineralogical Society American, Geological Society American, Society Economics Geological.

Connections

Married Ruth E. Choyke, February 10, 1946. Children: David A., Philip J.

Father:

Norman Sclar

Mother:

Dorothy (Botvinick) Sclar

Spouse:

Ruth E. Choyke

child:

David A. Sclar

child:

Philip J. Sclar