Background
Flagg, John Ferard was born on December 30, 1914 in Wellsville, New York, United States. Son of Emory William and Maude Sarah (Vincent) Flagg.
manufacturing company executive
Flagg, John Ferard was born on December 30, 1914 in Wellsville, New York, United States. Son of Emory William and Maude Sarah (Vincent) Flagg.
Bachelor of Science, University Rochester, New York, 1936. AM, Princeton University, 1937. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1939.
Instructor, then assistant professor chemistry University Rochester College Arts and Science, 1939—1946. Research associate Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, General Electric Company, 1946—1952, manager chemical/chemical engineering division, 1951—1955, manager industrial atomic products, 1955—1957, manager materials engineering laboratory, 1957—1961. Director central research division American Cyanamid Company, 1961—1972.
President Cyanamid European Research Institute, Geneva, 1967—1969. Vice president, director research Universal Oil Products Inc., Des Plaines, Illinois, 1972—1980. Chemist Office of Scientific Research and Development, 1941—1944, Manhattan Project, 1944—1946.
United States delegate Atoms for Peace, Geneva, 1955. Lecturer Union College, Schenectady, 1950—1952. Advisory board chemical engineering division.
Fellow: Franklin Institute (life). Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Directors of Industrial Research, Industrial Research Directors Association Chicago, American Nuclear Society, Society Chemical Industry, Chemical Society London, American Chemical Society (chairman Rochester section 1946, Western Connecticut section 1964), Cosmos Club (Washington), Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.
Children: George v., Nancy b., Flagg Maxon.