Eldon Inor Nowstrup

Background

Nowstrup, Eldon Inor was born on August 13, 1924 in Alexander, North Dakota, United States. Son of Peter and Anna C. (Larson) Nowstrup.

Education

Bachelor of Philosophy, U. North Dakota, 1950; Master of Science, U. North Dakota, 1951; postgraduate, Oak Ridge School Reactor Technology, 1955-1956.

Career

Physicist, United States Naval Research Laboratory, Eniwetok Atoll, 1951-1952; nuclear reactor physicist, United States Naval Research Laboratory, Pittsburgh, 1952-1954; senior nuclear reactor physicist, United States Naval Research Laboratory, Pittsburgh, 1954-1957; nuclear reactor manager, United States Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1957-1965; senior reactor safety specialist, United States Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, 1965-1977; deputy chief nuclear and industrial safety and fire protection branch, Energy Research and Development Administration, Washington, 1975-1977; chief nuclear safety Studies. and metrication branch, USDOE, Washington, 1977-1979; consultant, Walkersville, Maryland., since 1980. Metric coordinator United States Atomic Energy Commission, Energy Research and Development Administration, USDOE, Washington, 1971-1979. Invited lecturer Summer Science Institute, U. North Dakota, Grand Forks, 1958.

Nuclear consultant United States Navy, Antarctica, 1971. Delegate United Kingdom Study Mission in London American National Metric Council, 1976. First Chairman.metrication operating committee United States Federal Interagency Council, 1976-1979, chairman metric Studies. subcommittee United States Federal Interagency Committee on Studies Policy, 1978-1979.

Achievements

• Eldon Inor Nowstrup has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American National Metric Council, National Association Retired Federal Employees (president chapter 409 since 1997), United States Metric Association, Damascus Travel Club, Inc. (past president 1995-1996), Sigma Xi, Delta Tau Delta.

Interests

• Avocations: photography, bowling, oil painting, personal computing, charity work.

Connections

Married Catherine Gall, July 12, 1949. Children: Dennis, Sandra, Karen.

Father:

Peter Nowstrup

Mother:

Anna C. (Larson) Nowstrup

Spouse:

Catherine Gall

child:

Sandra Nowstrup

child:

Dennis Nowstrup

child:

Karen Nowstrup