Background
Smidt, Fred August was born on July 19, 1932 in Sioux City, Iowa, United States. Son of Fred A. Senior and Esther E. (Zinnecker) Smidt.
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Fred August Smidt
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Fred August Smidt, American Materials science researcher. Recipient Dudley medal American Society for Testing and Materials, 1978. Chairman United Protestant Council of Churches, Richland, 1967. Second lieutenant United States Air Force, 1955-1956. Fellow American Society for Metals (chairman District of Columbia chapter 1976-1977); member American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, Materials Research Society, Sigma Xi.
Education
Bachelor of Science, U. Nebraska, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1962.
Career
Senior scientist, General Electric Hanford Laboratory, Richland, Washington, 1962-1965; research associate, Batelle/Pacific N.W. Laboratory, Richland, 1965-1969; section head, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1969-1976; associate director staff, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1978-1982; branch head, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, since 1982; program administrator, unites states department Energy, Germantown, Maryland., 1976-1977; staff specialist, Office of Secretary of Defense, Washington, 1989-1990.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman United Protestant Council of Churches, Richland, 1967. Second lieutenant United States Air Force, 1955-1956. Fellow American Society for Metals (chairman District of Columbia chapter 1976-1977).
Member American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, Materials Research Society, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Leona Claire Steves, December 28, 1956.
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Political Party
Republican