Background
Markwardt, Lorraine Joseph was born on November 26, 1889 in Lansing, Iowa, United States. Son of Joseph F. and Louisa (Besch) Markwardt.
Markwardt, Lorraine Joseph was born on November 26, 1889 in Lansing, Iowa, United States. Son of Joseph F. and Louisa (Besch) Markwardt.
Bachelor of Science, University Wisconsin, 1912. Civil Engineering, University Wisconsin, 1922.
. Assistant city engineer, Madison, Wisconsin, 1912. Instructor drawing, descriptive geometry, engineering college University of Wisconsin, 1915-1917. Research engineer United States Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, 1912-1914, assistant.chief division timber mechanics, 1917-1939, chief, 1939-1943, assistant director, 1943-1959, construction engineering, from 1959.
Delaware timber research conference International Union Forest Research Orgns., Princes Risborough, England, 1937, 39.
United States.del. international conferences mechanic wood technical Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations), United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland,1948, 49, Igls, Austria, 1951, Paris, France, 1954, Madrid,, 1958. Chairman program committee Forest Products section 5th World Forestry Congress,1958-1959.
Member subcommittee wood and plastics for aircraft National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1944-1947, aircraft structural materials, 1947-1949. Deputy member materials committee Resources and Development Board, Department Defense, 1952-1953.
Member materials advisory board and building research advisory board National Academy Sciences, National Research Council, 1954-1959.
Member of International Wood Research Society (vice president), Black Hawk Country (Madison), Rotarian, Presbyterian Mason, American Institute Timber Construction (chairman technical review board 1960-1975, professional life member), National Society Professional Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Railway Engineering Association (committee wood bridges and trestles 1944), American Wood Preservers Association, American Standards Association (chairman section committee methods testing wood 1922, member construction standards board 1943, section committee specifications wood poles 1946, care, use ladders 1950, section committee safety code construction), American Society for Testing and Materials (director 1944-1954, vice president 1948-1950, chairman committee wood 1948-1964, president 1950-1951), Chi Epsilon, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi.
Married Lula May Starks, June 21, 1917 (deceased 1974).