Background
Katzin, Leonard Isaac was born on January 18, 1915 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Morris and Ida Golda (Stein) Katzin.
Katzin, Leonard Isaac was born on January 18, 1915 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Morris and Ida Golda (Stein) Katzin.
AB, University of California at Los Angeles, 1935; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1938.
Assistant aquatic biologist United States Public Health Service, Washington, 1940-1942. Fellow in radiology University Rochester Medical School, New York, 1942-1943. Assistant section chief Manhattan Project University Chicago, 1943-1946.
Senior scientist, group leader Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1946-1978. President Consultant Services, Port Hueneme, California, from 1978. Visiting professor University Chicago, 1956-1957, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1969-1970, University Tel Aviv, 1969-1970.
Extension lecturer University Illinois, Chicago, 1961.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society (councillor 1962-1964, Chemist of Year 1964), American Physical Society.
Married Alice Ginsburg, September 2, 1938 (deceased September 1984). Children: Ruth N. Johnston, Martha R. Simon, Lisbeth E. Unger, Judith H. Katzin-Kaplan.