Background
Burlew, John Swalm was born on September 10, 1910 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Ebert Keiser and Marion Kate (Swalm) Burlew.
Burlew, John Swalm was born on September 10, 1910 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Ebert Keiser and Marion Kate (Swalm) Burlew.
AB, Bucknell University, 1930. Doctor of Science, Bucknell University, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Johns Hopkins, 1934.
Doctor of Science, Drexel Institute of Technology, 1956.
Sterling Fellow in chemistry, Yale, 1934-1936; physical chemist, Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1936-1943, 47-52; technical aide, National Defense Research Committee, 1943-1947; technical director, Cambridge Corporation, 1952-1954; assistant director, Franklin Institute, 1954-1955; director, Franklin Institute, 1955-1956; executive vice president, Franklin Institute, 1956-1959; director research, Carrier Corporation, 1960-1966; director, Connecticut Research Commission, 1966-1971; president, New Directions Inc., Glastonbury, Connecticut, 1971-1991.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society (chairman Connecticut Valley section 1982, general chairman Northeast regional meeting 1983, executive officer Northeast regional meetings 1984-1990), Operations Research Society of America, Connecticut Academy of Sciences and Engineering (incorporator 1976), American Geophysical Union, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi. (president Hartford chapter 1984-1985).
Married Grace Anne Schaum, June 16, 1934. Children: David Schaum, Thomas Ebert.