Background
Werber, Frank Xavier was born on April 8, 1924 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Frederick Frizt and Margaret (Hahn) Werber. came to the United States, 1939.
Werber, Frank Xavier was born on April 8, 1924 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Frederick Frizt and Margaret (Hahn) Werber. came to the United States, 1939.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Queens College, 1944; Master of Science Organic Chemical, University of Illinois, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy in Organic Chemical, University of Illinois, 1949.
Senior research chemist, Benjamin Franklin Goodrich Company Research Center, Brecksville, Ohio., 1949-1955; senior research chemist, W.R. Grace & Company Research Division, Clifton, New Jersey, 1955-1958; polymer research director, W.R. Grace & Company Research Division, Clarksville, Maryland., 1958-1963; research vice president, W.R. Grace & Company Research Division, Clarksville, 1963-1967; research and development vice president, J.P. Stevens & Company, Garfield, New Jersey and Greenville, South Carolina., 1967-1984; national program leader fibers and materials, USDA/ARS, Beltsville, Maryland., since 1984. Board member Industrial Research Institute. Chairman Textile Research Institute, 1974-1976.
Served with United States Army, 1944-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Textile Research Institute (honorary). Member American Association Textile Chemists and Colorists (award committees 1978-1984), American Textile Technology, American Chemical Society.
Married Barbara Gaspar, December 30, 1950. Children: Frederick Dean, Sherry Ann Maynard.