Background
Baldeschwieler, John Dickson was born on November 14, 1933 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. Son of Emile L. and Isobel (Dickson) Baldeschwieler.
Baldeschwieler, John Dickson was born on November 14, 1933 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. Son of Emile L. and Isobel (Dickson) Baldeschwieler.
Born on November 14, 1933 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, he was an alumnus of Cornell University (Bachelor of Science 1956 Chemical Engineering) and the University of California, Berkeley (Doctor of Philosophy 1959).
From instructor to associate professor of chemistry, Harvard University, 1960-1965;
faculty, Stanford (California) U., 1965-1971;
professor of chemistry, Stanford (California) U., 1967-1971;
chairman advisory board, Synchrotron Radiation Project, 1972-1975;
visiting scientist, Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, 1977;
deputy director, Office Science and Technology, Executive Office President, Washington, 1971-1973;
professor of chemistry, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, since 1973;
chairman division chemistry and chemical engineering, California Institute Technology, 1973-1978. Organization of American States visiting lecturer U. Chile, 1969. Special lecturer in chemistry U. London, Queen Mary College, 1970.
Visiting scientist Bell laboratories, 1978. Member President's Science Advisory Committee, since 1969, vice chairman, 1970-1971. Member Defense Science Board, 1973-1980, vice chairman, 1974-1976.
Member carcinogenesis advisory panel National Cancer Institute, since 1973. Member committee planning and institutional affairs National Science Foundation, 1973-1977. Advanced.com. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, 1974-1976.
Member NAS Board Science and Technology for International Development, 1974-1976, ad hoc commission on federal science policy, 1979, task force on synfuels, 1979, Committee International Security and Arms Control, 1992-1995-. Member President's Committee on National Medal of Science, 1974-1976, president, 1986-1988, President's Advisory Group on Science and Technology, 1975-1976. Member governing board Reza Shah Kabir U., 1975-1979.
Member Sloan Commision on Government and Higher Education, 1977-1979, United States-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Joint Commision on Science and Technology Cooperative, 1977-1979. Vice chairman delegate on pure and applied chemistry to China, 1978. Member commission on scholarly communication with China, 1978-1984.
Chairman of Commission on commercial aviation security NAS, since 1988, member defense science bd.task force on 'operation desert shield', 1990-1991, member commission on international security and arms control, 1991-1994-. Member research advisory county Ford Motor Company, 1979-1994-, member chemical and engineering advisory board, 1981-1983. Visiting lecturer Rand Afrikaans U., Johannesburg, South Africa, 1987, Foundation Research and Development, Pretoria, South Africa, 1989.
Served to First lieutenant Army of the United States, 1959-1960. Member NAS, American Chemical Society (award in pure chemistry 1967, William H. Nichols medal 1990), Council on Science and Technology for Development, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society.
Married Marlene R. Konnar, April 15, 1991. Children from previous marriage: John Eric, Karen Anne, David Russell.