Background
Peiser, Herbert Steffen was born on August 19, 1917 in Berlin. Son of Herbert and Nelly Berta (Tarlau) Peiser. came to the United States, 1957.
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Herbert Steffen Peiser
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Bachelor, Cambridge (England) University, 1939. Master of Arts, Cambridge (England) University, 1943. Doctor of Science, Chungnam National University, Taejon, Korea, 1979.
Career
Research crystallographer ICI Ltd., Winnington Cheshire, England, 1941-1947. Senior lecturer London University, 1947-1948. Researcher in metallurgy Hadfields Ltd., Sheffield, England, 1948-1957.
Research chemist United States National Bureau of Standards, Washington, 1957-1979. Consultant international relations National Institute Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, since 1979. Consultant Joint Research Centre Joint Research Centre Commission of the European Community, since 1984.
Consultant United Kingdom Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, 1942-1945. Research fellow Harvard University, Cambridge, 1965-1966. Visiting scholar Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Brunswick, Germany, 1992.
Head National Bureau Standards Office International Relations, 1969-1979. Co-secretary panel 5 United States/Japan Cooperative Science and Technology Program, 1962-1968. Consultant State Department, Agency for International Development, United States Information Agency, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, various United Nations agencies, 1979-1991.
Development advisor various governments, 1961-1991. United States national representative Commission for Atomic Weights and Isotopic Abondances, International Union Pure and Applied Chemistry, 1987-1991.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, American Physical Society, Cosmos Club.
Connections
Married Primrose Elizabeth Elliot, May 7, 1949. Children: Primrose Clare Goodman, Georgina Jane Dreibelbis, Alison Jeannie Kretser.
