Background
Walters, Francis Marion was born on April 25, 1888 in Monticello, Indiana, United States. Son of Francis M. and Jennie Elizabeth (Horning) Walters.
Walters, Francis Marion was born on April 25, 1888 in Monticello, Indiana, United States. Son of Francis M. and Jennie Elizabeth (Horning) Walters.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Missouri, 1911, A. M., 1914, Doctor of Philosophy, 1920.
In charge of department of physics University of Montana, 1915-1916. Instructor in physics, Central High School and Junior College, Saint Joseph, Missouri, 1916-1918. Assistant physicist bureau of Standards, Washington, 1918-1920, associate, 1920-1921.
Professor physics, Saint John's University, Shanghai, China, 1921-1922.
Associate physicist, bureau of Standards, 1922-1924. Director bureau of Metallurgical Research, 1924-1932.
Physicist Metals Research Laboratory, Carnegie Institute Technology, 1932-1934. Research engineer Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company, 1935-1938.
Consultant metallurgist, 1938-1939.
Metallurgist, Naval Research Laboratory, 1939-1940, senior metallurgist and acting superintendent, division of physical metallurgy, since 1940, principal metallurgist, 1942, head physicist and superintendent division of physical metallurgy, 1943-1946. Associate division leader chemistry metallurgy division, Los Alamos Science Laboratory since 1946.
Fellow American Physical Society. Member Washington Philosophical Society, American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, American Society for metals Iron and Steel Institute, Gamma Alpha, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Roma Crow, November 16, 1916. Children: Jane (deceased), Francis Marion, III, John Linton, Thomas Charles.