Background
BREWER, Leo was born on June 13, 1919 in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States. Son of Abraham and Hannah (Resnik) Brewer.
BREWER, Leo was born on June 13, 1919 in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States. Son of Abraham and Hannah (Resnik) Brewer.
Bachelor of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1943.
Faculty, University of California, Berkeley, 1946-1955;
professor physical chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, since 1955;
research associate, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (formerly Radiation Laboratory), 1943-1961;
head inorganic materials division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (formerly Radiation Laboratory), 1961-1975;
principal investigator, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (formerly Radiation Laboratory), 1961-1994;
associate director laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (formerly Radiation Laboratory), 1967-1975. Huffman Memorial lecturer Calorimetry Conference, 1966. Coover lecturer American Chem.Soc., 1967.
Robert W. Williams lecturer Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1963. Henry Werner lectr.U. Kansas, 1963. O.M. Smith lecturer Okla State University, 1964.
G.N. Lewis lecturer University of California, 1964, Faculty lecturer, 1966. Corn Products lecturer Pennsylvania State University, 1970. W.D. Harkins lecturer University of Chicago, 1974.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory lecturer, 1979. Frontiers in Chemical Research lecturer Texas A & M U., 1981. Research scholar lecturer, Drew U., 1983.
10th Louis J. Bircher lecturer, Vanderbilt University, 1986. Frontiers in chemistry Eyring lecturer, Arizona State University, 1989, Leo Brewer retirement symposium on high temperature and materials chemistry Lawrence Berkely Laboratory, 1989. Member review committee reactor chemical division Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Research associate Manhattan District University of California, Berkeley, 1943-1945. Secretary gas subcommittee high temperature commission International Union Pure and Applied Chemistry, 1957-1960. Associate member of commission on thermodynamics and thermochemistry, since 1973.
Chairman materials advisory bd.Com. Investigation Application Plasma Phenomena, 1959-1960.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, American Society for Metals International. Member American Association of University Professors, American Ceramic Society (honorary), National Academy of Sciences (executive committee Office Critical Tables 1961-1966, committee on Data Needs, 1975-1978, committee on High Temperatures1975-1985), American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Chemical Society (Leo H. Baekeland award 1953), Electrochemical Society (lecturer 1970, Palladium Medalist 1971, Linford award for distinguished teaching 1988), American Plant Life Society, American Civil Liberties Union, Cobletz Society, Combustion Institute, Royal Society Chemistry, Federation American Scientists, California Association Chemistry Teachers, International Plansee Society Powder Metallurgy, American Optical Society, Materials Research Society, Metallurgical Society (William Hume-Rothery award 1983, Extractive Metallurgy Science award 1991), Council on Alloy Phase Diagrams, California Academy of Sciences, California Native Plant Society, California Botanic Society, Lawrence Hall of Science, Nature Conservancy, Save Redwoods League, Sierra Club, Sigma Xi, Alpha Chi Sigma, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Rose Strugo, August 22, 1945. Children: Beth A., Roger M., Gail L.