Frank Carroll Beall

Background

Beall, Frank Carroll was born on October 3, 1933 in Baltimore. Son of Frederick Carroll Beall and Virginia Laura (Ogier) McNally.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1964; Master of Science, Syracuse University, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, Syracuse University, 1968.

Career

Research technologist, United States Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin, 1966-1968; assistant, then associate professor, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1968-1975; associate professor, U. Toronto, Canada, 1975-1977; scientist, manager, Weyerhaeuser Company, Federal Way, Washington, 1977-1988; Fred E. Dickinson chair in wood science and technical, University of California Forest Products Laboratory, Richmond, since 1997; professor, director, University of California Forest Products Laboratory, Richmond, since 1988.

Achievements

• Frank Carroll Beall has been listed as a noteworthy Science director and educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Acoustic Emission Working Group (chairman 1996-1998), International Academy Wood Science (secretary-treasurer since 1996). Member American Society for Testing and Materials (committee DO7 on wood, chairman 1994-1998), International Union Forestry Research Orgns. (chairman non-destructive evaluation working group), American Society for Non-destructive Testing, Forest Products Society (trustee section since 1997), Society Wood Science and Technology (president 1991-1992).

Connections

Married Mavis Lillian Holmes, Sep. 7, 1963; children: Amanda Jane Fee, Mark Walter Beall, Alyssa Joan.

Father:

Frederick Carroll Beall McNally

Mother:

Virginia Laura (Ogier) McNally

Spouse:

Mavis Lillian Holmes

child:

Amanda Jane Fee Beall

child:

Alyssa Joan Beall

child:

Mark Walter Beall