Background
Frohnsdorff, Geoffrey James Carl was born on February 4, 1928 in London. Son of Stanley George Carl and Adeline May (Lee) Frohnsdorff. came to the United States, 1960.
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Geoffrey James Carl Frohnsdorff, British Physical chemist. Achievements include initiation of computer simulations of the performance of cement and concrete, many activities concerned with prediction of service life of building materials; avocations: tennis, hiking. Recipient Silver medal unites states department Commerce, 1982.
Education
Bachelor of Science, U. St. Andrews, Scotland, 1951; Bachelor of Science with honors, U. St. Andrews, Scotland, 1953; Master of Science, Lehigh University, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, Imperial College, London, 1959.
Career
Postdoctoral fellow, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1959-1960; assistant director Research and Development, American Cement Corporation, Riverside, California, 1960-1965; manager Research and Development, American Cement Corporation, Riverside, California, 1965-1970; group leader, Gillette Company Research Institute, Rockville, Maryland., 1970-1973; section chief building materials, National Institute Studies and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland., 1973-1981; division chief building materials, National Institute Studies and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland., since 1981. Member internal advisory board Center for Science and Technology of Advanced Cement-Based Materials, Northwestern University, since 1989. Chairman International Organization for Standardization TC59/SC3/WG9 on Design Life of buildings, Geneva, since 1993.
Achievements
Membership
President Jurupa Mountains Cultural Center, Riverside, California, 1967-1970. With Royal Air Force, 1947-1949. Fellow American Society for Testing and Materials (honorary member, P.H. Bates award commission on cement 1978, Award of Merit 1993, W.H. Cavanaugh Memorial award 1995), American Concrete Institute (Delmar Bloem award 1985), American Ceramic Society.
Connections
Married Doris Helen Keen, August 10, 1956 (divorced July 1989). Children: Katharine Ann Carney, Gregory James Carl, Elizabeth Susan Conolly.
