Henry Theodore Sumsion

Background

Sumsion, Henry Theodore was born on March 7, 1912 in Chester, Utah, United States. Son of Henry Lacelle and Phoebe Ellen (Barlow) Sumsion.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering, University Utah, 1938. Master of Science in Mining Engineering, University Alabama, 1939. Doctor of Philosophy in Metallurgical Engineering, University Utah, 1949.

Career

Engineer Bureau Mines, 1939-1942. Assistant physicist University California, 1946-1947, University Utah, 1947-1949. Senior engineer Carborundum Company, 1949-1951.

Research associate Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, General Electric Company, 1951-1956, nuclear fuels engineer atomic power equipment department, 1956-1957. Research scientist Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Palo Alto, California, 1957-1962, Ames Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Moffett Field, 1962-1984. Instructor engineering University California Berkeley Extension, 1955-1957.

Achievements

• Henry Theodore Sumsion has been listed as a noteworthy mining company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Views

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Membership

Served to captain United States Air Force, 1942-1946. Fellow American Institute Chemists, New York Academy of Sciences. Member American Institute of Mining, American Society Metals, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Married June Hayes, August 27, 1938. Children: Robert Scott, Brent Spencer, Sharon Janine, Shauna Susan.

Father:

Henry Lacelle Sumsion

Mother:

Phoebe Ellen (Barlow) Sumsion

Spouse:

June Hayes

child:

Brent Spencer Sumsion

child:

Sharon Janine Sumsion

child:

Shauna Susan Sumsion

child:

Robert Scott Sumsion