Background
Smith, Lloyd Preston was born on November 6, 1903 in Reno. Son of Preston Brooks and Ida (Sauer) Smith.
Smith, Lloyd Preston was born on November 6, 1903 in Reno. Son of Preston Brooks and Ida (Sauer) Smith.
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, University Nevada, 1925. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1930. Doctor of Science, University Nevada, 1961.
Research engineer, General Electric Company, Schenectady, 1925-1926;
Coffin fellow physics, Cornell Univercity, 1926-1927;
instructor physics, Cornell Univercity, 1927-1930;
assistant professor, Cornell Univercity, 1932-1936;
professor, Cornell Univercity, 1936-1956;
department chairman physics, director department engineering physics, Cornell Univercity, 1946-1956;
director Research Foundation, Cornell Univercity, 1948-1956;
chairman corporation committee Cornell Univercity Council, member of council for College Engineering, Cornell Univercity, 1956-1964;
faculty member board of trustees, Cornell Univercity, 1952-1956;
National Research Council fellow, California Institute Technology, 1930-1931;
International Research fellow, U. Munich, U. Utrecht, 1931-1932;
lecturer, Stanford University, 1935;
research physicist, Radio Corporation of America laboratories, Princeton, New Jersey, 1939;
consultant war research, Radio Corporation of America laboratories, 1941-1945;
associate research director, Radio Corporation of America laboratories, 1945-1946;
consultant, Radio Corporation of America laboratories, 1946-1955;
member research planning commission, Radio Corporation of America laboratories, 1952-1955;
member of council, Fund for Peaceful Atomic Development, 1956-1958;
consultant atomic bomb research, University of California, 1942;
consultant, Union Carbide Nuclear Company (formerly Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Corporation), Oak Ridge, 1947-1988;
consultant, Brookhaven National laboratories, Upton, Long Island, 1947-1949;
consultant, Haloid Company, 1952-1953;
consultant, Detroit-Edison Company, 1953-1956;
consultant, Alloy Valves and Control Manufacturing Corporation, 1956, 1959;
vice-president, director, Alloy Valves and Control Manufacturing Corporation, 1956-1959;
president research and advanced development division, Alloy Valves and Control Manufacturing Corporation, 1956-1958;
research director research laboratory Aeronutronic division, Ford Motor Company, 1959-1963;
vice-president, director applied research laboratories, Aeronutronic division Philco Research laboratories, 1964-1965;
vice president physical science, Stanford Research Institute, Menlo Park, California, 1965-1969;
senior science adviser, Stanford Research Institute (Office Research Operations), 1969-1971. Director Research Corporation New York. Consultant Union Carbide Corporation, Douglas Aircraft, Inc., 1959, Crown Zellerbach Corporation, 1983-1985.
Member Executive Committee Defense Science Board, 1961-1965. Advisory panel for physics National Science Foundation, 1956-1959. Member of advisory com.anti-submarine warfare National Security Industrial Association.
Board directors Orange County Philharmonic Society. Member American Physical Society, American Association Physics Teachers (chairman committee physics engineering education 1955-1956), American Ordnance Association (chairman physics section 1959-1988 ), American Institute Physics, American Society Engineering Education, New York Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi, Theta Chi, Phi Kappa Phi. Clubs: University (New York City).
Lodges: Masons.
Married Florence S. Hunkin, September 16, 1928 (deceased). Children: Sandra Lee Reynolds, Jacqueline Sue Sullivan. Married F. Irene Anderson, 1971 (deceased 1984).