Background
Higgins, Irwin Raymond was born on February 15, 1919 in Mapleton, Maine, United States. Son of Ray Raymond and Hazel Lulu (Foss) Higgins.
Higgins, Irwin Raymond was born on February 15, 1919 in Mapleton, Maine, United States. Son of Ray Raymond and Hazel Lulu (Foss) Higgins.
Bachelor of Science, University Maine, 1942.
Process engineer, DuPont TNT Laboratory, Childersburg, Alabama, 1942-1943; process engineer, DuPont-Manhattan Project, 1943-1945; process engineer, DuPont Chemical Plant, Linden, New Jersey, 1945-1946; process engineer, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1946-1958; president, Chem Separations Corp, Oak Ridge, 1955-1960; technical director, Chem Separations Corp, Oak Ridge, 1960-1982; technical director, Chandra Shekhar Azad division Lake Industries Inc., Oak Ridge, since 1982; president, Maple Mountain Manganese Corporation, Houlton, Maine., since 1988.
Fellow American Institute Chemical Engineers. Member American Nuclear Society, American Institute Mining Engineers.
Married Pauline Lewis, May 4, 1943. Children: Peggy, Judy, Melissa.