Background
Silverman, Joseph was born on November 5, 1922 in New York City. Son of Jakob and Mary (Chechick) Silverman.
Silverman, Joseph was born on November 5, 1922 in New York City. Son of Jakob and Mary (Chechick) Silverman.
Bachelor of Arts, Brooklyn College, 1944; A.M., Columbia University, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1951.
Head research department Walter Kidde (nuclear laboratories), Garden City, New York, 1952-1954. Vice president, technical director Radiotelevisione Italiana Research Corporation, Long Island City, 1954-1959. Associate professor chemistry State University New York, Stony Brook, 1959-1960.
Professor department materials and nuclear engineering University Maryland, College Park, 1960-1992, director Institute for Physical Science and Technology, 1976—1983, professor emeritus, nuclear engineering, since 1992. Consultant Danish Atomic Energy Commission, Industrial Research Institute, Japan, Boris Kidric Institute, Yugoslavia, Bechtel Company, GPU Nuclear Corporation, General Electric, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna. Distinguished visiting professor Tokyo University, 1974.
General chairman 2d International Meeting on Radiation Processing, Miami, Florida, 1978, 3d Tokyo, 1980, honorary chairman 6th, Ottawa, 1987. Trustee Washington Institute Values in Public Policy, 1981-1987.
Served with Army of the United States, 1944-1946. Fellow Nordic Society Radiation Chemistry and Technology, American Physical Society, American Nuclear Society (Radiation Industry award 1975). Member American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Joan Aline Jacks, January 14, 1951. Children: Joshua Henry, David Avrom.