Background
Newman, LOuis LEon was born on December 16, 1898.
Newman, LOuis LEon was born on December 16, 1898.
Bachelor of Science, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1921. Master of Engineering, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1941.
Engaged in gasoline recovery from natural gas H.A. Fisher Company, Wooten-Hughes Company, 1922-1924. Research and Development manufactured gas processes Semet-Solvay Engineering division Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation, 1925-1938. Assistant professor fuel technical Pennsylvania State College, 1939-1942.
Chief maintenance and repair section, facilities division chemicals branch War Production Board, 1942-1943. With Bureau of Mines, from 1943, assistant chief coal technologist, 1955-1959, chief coal technologist, from 1959. Member synthetic liquid fuels mission to Germany, Technology Industrial Intelligence Committee, 1945.
Consultant synthetic ammonia production International Cooperation Administration, from 1950. Consultant committee on public works peat mission to Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, United States House of Representatives, 1957. Bureau Mines liaison representative division chemistry and chemical technical National Research Council-National Academy of Sciences, 1959-1961.
Member American Gas Association, Institute Gas Engineers (Great Britain) Institute Fuel (Great Britain) Chemical Engineers Club of Washington, Cosmos Club of Washington, Sigma Xi.
Married Lucie Leonie Seyler, 1941.