Paul Wesley Dickson

Background

Dickson, Paul Wesley was born on September 14, 1931 in Sharon, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Paul Wesley and Elizabeth Ella (Trevethan) Dickson.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering, University Arizona, 1954; Master of Science, U. Arizona, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, North Carolina State University, 1962.

Career

With, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Large, Pennsylvania, 1963-1984; manager weapon systems, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Large, Pennsylvania, 1965-1968; manager advanced projects, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Large, Pennsylvania, 1969-1972; manager reactor analysis and core design, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Madison, Pennsylvania, 1972-1979; technical director, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Oak Ridge, 1979-1984; with, EG & G Idaho, Idaho Falls, 1984-1989; manager new technical development, EG & G Idaho, Idaho Falls, 1984-1987; manager reactor projects and programs, EG & G Idaho, Idaho Falls, 1987-1988; director, Center for Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 1988-1989; technical director reactor restart division, Westinghouse Savannah River Company, 1989-1992; chief engineer nuclear materials processing division, Westinghouse, 1992-1995; private consultant, since 1995. Member of advisory commission on advanced propulsion systems National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1970-1972. Member of advisory committee reactor physics Atomic Energy Commission/Department Energy, 1974-1979.

Member review committee applied physics Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1978-1983, chairman, 1980. Member review committee engineering physics Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1982-1986, chairman, 1986. Member fellow selection committee Department Energy, 1981-1982.

Member review committee EBR II Argonne National Laboratory, 1984, science and technical advising committee, 1985-1991.

Achievements

• Paul Wesley Dickson has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Captain United States Air Force, 1955-1963. Fellow American Nuclear Society. Member American Physical Society, New York Academy Sciences, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Scabbord and Blade, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi, PhiLambda Upsilon, Sigma Pi Sigma.

Connections

Married Eleanor Ann Dunning, November 17, 1952. Children: Gretchen Ann, Heather Elizabeth, Paul Wesley.

Father:

Paul Wesley Dickson

Mother:

Elizabeth Ella (Trevethan) Dickson

Spouse:

Eleanor Ann Dunning

child:

Paul Wesley Dickson

child:

Heather Elizabeth Dickson

child:

Gretchen Ann Dickson