Background
Voort, George Frederic Vander was born on September 1, 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Frederick Clarendon and Frances Catherine (Hosenfeld) Vander Voort.
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George Frederic Vander Voort
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Bachelor of Science Metallurgical Engineering, Drexel U., 1967; Master of Science Metallurgical and Materials Science, Lehigh University, 1974.
Career
Technical assistant, Bethlehem (Pennsylvania) Plant/Bethlehem Steel, 1967-1968; investigator, Bethlehem (Pennsylvania) Plant/Bethlehem Steel, 1968-1969; exploitation engineer, Bethlehem (Pennsylvania) Plant/Bethlehem Steel, 1969-1972; assistant metallographer, Bethlehem (Pennsylvania) Plant/Bethlehem Steel, 1972-1973; research engineer Homer Research Laboratory, Bethlehem (Pennsylvania) Plant/Bethlehem Steel, 1973-1983; supervisor metal physics, Carpenter Technology Corporation, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1983-1992; supervisor materials characterization, Carpenter Technology Corporation, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1992-1994; specialist materials characterization, Carpenter Technology Corporation, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1994-1996; director research & technical, Buehler Ltd., Lake Bluff, Illinois, since 1996.
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Membership
Fellow American Society for Testing and Materials (Chairman of Commission E-4 1990-1993), American Society for Microbiology. Member International Metallographic Society (president 1981-1983), International Society Stereology, The Metallurgical Society, Royal Microscopical Society, Microscopy Society American, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde, Microscopy Society Southern Africa, State Microscopical Society Illinois.
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Married Brenda Louise Schlaner, June 20, 1970. Children: Robert, Juliana.
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Religion
Roman Catholic