Background
Rosenthal, Murray Wilford was born on February 25, 1926 in Greenville, Mississippi, United States. Son of Monnie and Esther (Bernstein) Rosenthal.
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Murray Wilford Rosenthal
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Murray Wilford Rosenthal, American Chemical engineer, science administrator. Recipient Distinguished Career award Fusion Power Associations, 1993, Distinguished Svc. award National Management Association, 1994; inducted into Engineering Hall of Distinction, Louisiana State University, 1982; Humble fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1950, Std. Oil fellow, 1951, Pan American fellow, 1952.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, 1949; the Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1953.
Career
Development engineer heat transfer research, reactor experimental engineering division, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1953-1955; group leader aqueous homogeneous reactor analysis, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1956-1959; group leader analysis advanced reactors, reactor division, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1959-1961; project engineer, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1961-1963; chief planning and analysis section, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1963-1965; director planning, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1965; director molten salt reactor program, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1966-1973; acting deputy director, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1973; associate director advanced energy systems, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1974-1989; deputy director, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1989-1993; lecturer in reactor engineering school reactor technical, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1955; consultant, since 1994. Visiting professor chemical engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, 1961. Technical assistant to assistant general manager Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, 1966.
Achievements
Membership
Vice chairman Oak Ridge Charter Commission, 1955-1956, chairman, 1962-1963. Member Oak Ridge Human Relations Advisory Board, 1963-1965, Advisory Task Force on Tennessee Energy Future, Oak Ridge, 1978. President Oak Ridge Institute for Continued Learning, 1997-1999.
Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1943-1946. Fellow American Nuclear Society (board directors 1970-1973, executive committee 1971-1973). Member National Academy of Engineering, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Miriam Sylvia Teplit, August 7, 1949. Children: Elaine, Douglas I.
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Nationality
American
Education
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1949
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1953
Career
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1963 - 1965
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1963 - 1965
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1994
Awards
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Recipient Distinguished Career award Fusion Power Associates, 1993, Distinguished Service award National Management Association, 1994. Inducted into Engineering Hall of Distinction, Louisiana State University, 1982. Humble fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1950, Standard Oil fellow, 1951, Pan American fellow, 1952.Recipient Distinguished Career award Fusion Power Associates, 1993, Distinguished Service award National Management Association, 1994. Inducted into Engineering Hall of Distinction, Louisiana State University, 1982. Humble fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1950, Standard Oil fellow, 1951, Pan American fellow, 1952.