George Robert Keepin

Background

Keepin, George Robert was born on December 5, 1923 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Son of George Robert and Erlene Marie (Bennett) Keepin.

Education

Bachelor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1943; Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1946; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Northwestern University, 1949.

Career

Teaching fellow department physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1947; postdoctoral fellow, University of California, Berkeley, 1950-1952; research physicist, Los Alamos (New Mexico) Science Laboratory, 1952-1963; group leader nuclear safeguards research, Los Alamos (New Mexico) Science Laboratory, 1966-1976; director nuclear safeguards program, Los Alamos (New Mexico) Science Laboratory, 1976-1980; head physics division, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, 1963-1965; special adviser to deputy director general nuclear safeguards, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, 1982-1985; fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory, since 1985. Member United States delegate United Nations Atoms-for-Peace Conference, Geneva, 1955, 71, International Atomic Energy Agency tech.adviser, 1964.

Achievements

• George Robert Keepin has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Los Alamos National Lab, American Physical Society, American Nuclear Society (Executive Committee 1967-1969). Member Institute Nuclear Materials Management (national chairman 1978-1980,Distinguished Service award 1984), New York Academy Sciences, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Madge Mary Twomey, June 13, 1948. Children: Robert, William, Ardis, Mavis, Denice.

Father:

George Robert Keepin

Mother:

Erlene Marie (Bennett) Keepin

Spouse:

Madge Mary Twomey

child:

William Keepin

child:

Ardis Keepin

child:

Robert Keepin

child:

Mavis Keepin

child:

Denice Keepin