Forrest Fleming Crim

Background

Crim, Forrest Fleming was born on May 30, 1947 in Waco, Texas, United States. Son of Forrest Fleming Senior and Almanor Adair (Chapman) Crim.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Southwestern U., 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1974.

Career

Staff member Engineering Research Center, Western Electric Company, Princeton, New Jersey, 1974-1976; postdoctoral staff member, Los Alamos (New Mexico) Science Laboratory, 1976-1977; from assistant professor to associate professor Department Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1977-1984; professor Department Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, since 1984. Member review panel, Department of Energy Combustion Research Facility, 1983-1985, chairman, 1985, review committee, Chemistry Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1989. Member National Research Council Workshop on the Chemistry Department of the Future, 1987.

Chairman Gordon Research Conference on Atomic and Molecular Interactions,1988. External advising committee of the Chemical and Laser Sciences Division, LosAlamos National Laboratory, since 1990. Review committee Associated Universities Chemistry Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, since 1990.

Member National Research Council Panel on Future Opportunities in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Science, since 1991.

Achievements

• Forrest Fleming Crim has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society (Earl K. Plyler Prize Selection Committee since 1992). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society (chairman Symposium on State-to-State Chemistry 1986, vice-chairman Physical Chemistry Division 1986-1987, chairman-elect 1987-1988, chairman 1988-1989, chairman Task Force to Monitor Journal of Physical Chemistry1990-1991), Optical Society of America (Quantum Electronics and Laser Sciences committee 1990-1991).

Connections

Married Joyce Ann Wileman, June 21, 1969. 1 child, Tracy F.

Father:

Forrest Fleming Senior Crim

Mother:

Almanor Adair (Chapman) Crim

Spouse:

Joyce Ann Wileman

child:

Tracy F. Crim