Background
Beck, Clifford Keith was born on April 12, 1913 in near Salisbury, North Carolina, United States. Son of Arthur Bradley and Zelma Pauline (Weant) Beck.
Beck, Clifford Keith was born on April 12, 1913 in near Salisbury, North Carolina, United States. Son of Arthur Bradley and Zelma Pauline (Weant) Beck.
AB cum laude, Catawba College, 1933. Doctor of Science (honorary), Catawba College, 1951. Master of Science, Vanderbilt University, 1940.
Doctor of Philosophy, University North Carolina, 1943.
Research scientist Manhattan project, Columbia, 1943-1945;
technical aide to manager of Gaseous Diffusion Project, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1945-1946;
director research, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1946-1949;
head physics department, North Carolina State College, Raleigh, 1949-1956;
on leave to Atomic Energy Commission, 1957-1958;
science adviser to director, Division Civilian Applications
chief reactor safety evaluation, coordinator for safety research, Atomic Energy Commission, 1957-1960;
assistant director Division Licensing and Regulation, Atomic Energy Commission, 1960-1961;
deputy director regulation, Atomic Energy Commission, 1961-1972;
director office government liaison and regulation United States, Atomic Energy Commission, 1972-1974;
special assistant to director regulation, Atomic Energy Commission, 1974-1986. Board directors, vice president Oak Ridge Institute Nuclear Studies. Member nuclear standards board American Nuclear Standards Institute, 1966-1972.
United States member Reactor SafetyTech., European Nuclear Energy Association, 1966-1986. Member standards committee United States of America Standards Institute, 1960-1966. Member United States delegate World Conference on Peaceful Uses Atomic Energy, Geneva, 1956, 58, 64, 71.
Trustee Montgomery Junior College, 1960-1969, president, 1966-1968. Member, president of the board education Montgomery County, Maryland., 1960-1969. President Maryland. Board for Community Colls., 1969-1986.
Board of managers Ministers and Missionaries Retirement Fund, American Baptist Convention, 1970-1986. Fellow American Physical Society. Member American Nuclear Society (board directors 1955-1956).
Married Mary Elizabeth Lassetter, May 28, 1943. Children: Mary, Clifford K., Barbara, Jon.