Background
Parlee, Norman Allen Devine was born on March 23, 1915 in South Farmington, Nova Scotia, Canada. Came to the United States, 1953, naturalized, 1959. Son of Allen Chipman and Margaret Lavinia (Foster) Parlee.
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Norman Allen Devine Parlee
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Bachelor of Science, Dalhousie, Halifax, Nova Scoti, Canada, 1935; Master of Science, Dalhousie, Halifax, Nova Scoti, Canada, 1937; Doctor of Philosophy, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1939; postgraduate, Cambridge (England) University, 1959-1960.
Career
Director r & d, Dominion Steel & Coal Corporation Canada, 1939-1952; member of faculty, Purdue University, 1953-1962; professor extractive metallurgy, Stanford University, 1962-1985; chairman metallurgy programs applied earth science department, Stanford University, 1972-1985.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow Chemical Institute Canada, American Institute Chemists. Member American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, American Association of University Professors, American Society Metals, Canada Institute Mining and Metallurgy, American Society Engineering Education, Nova Scoti Institute Sciences, Ductile Iron Society, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Eileen Elliott, September 22, 1938. Children: Cherie Parlee Ball, Alan.
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Buried Kingston, Nova Scotia, Canada -
Nationality
Canadian -
Religion
Presbyterian
Education
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1935
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1937
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1939
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1960
Career
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1939 - 1952
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1953 - 1962