Background
Smoot, Leon Douglas was born on July 26, 1934 in Provo, Utah, United States. Son of Douglas Parley and Jennie (Hallam) Smoot.
director research engineering educator university dean
Smoot, Leon Douglas was born on July 26, 1934 in Provo, Utah, United States. Son of Douglas Parley and Jennie (Hallam) Smoot.
Bachelor of Science, Brigham Young U., 1956; Bachelor in Engineering Science, Brigham Young U., 1957; Master of Science, U. Washington, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Washington, 1960.
Engineer, Boeing Corporation, Seattle, 1956;
teaching and research assistant, Brigham Young U., 1954-1957;
engineer, Phillips Petroleum Corporation, Arco, Idaho., 1957;
engineer, consultant, Hercules Powder Company, Bacchus, Utah., 1961-1963;
assistant professor, Brigham Young U., 1960-1963;
engineer, Lockheed Propulsion, Redlands, California, 1963-1967;
visiting assistant professor, California Institute Technology, 1966-1967;
associate professor to professor, Brigham Young U., since 1967;
department chairman chemical engineering, Brigham Young U., 1970-1977;
dean College Engineering and Technology, Brigham Young U., 1977-1994;
dean emeritus, Brigham Young U., since 1994;
director, Advanced Combustion Engineering Research Center, since 1986. Expert witness on combustion and explosions. Director Advanced CombustionEngring.
Research Center (National Science Foundation), since 1986. Consultant Hercules, Thiokol, Lockheed, Teledyne, Atlantic Research Corporation, Raytheon, Redd and Redd, Billings Energy, Ford, Bacon & Davis, Jaycor, Intel Com Radiation Technology, Physical Dynamics, National Society Propellants and Explosives, France, DFVLR, West Germany, Martin Marietta, Honeywell, Phillips Petroleum Company, Exxon, National Bureau Standards, Eyring Research Institute, Systems, Science and Software., Los Alamos National Laboratory, others.
Former; Member AIChE, American Society Engineering Education, Combustion Institute, Research Society American, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Lambda Epsilon.
Married Marian Bird, September 7, 1953. Children: Analee, LaCinda, Michelle, Melinda Lee.