Ralph Emerson Weston

Background

Weston, Ralph Emerson was born on November 9, 1923 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Ralph E. and Ruth (Fields) Weston.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1946; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1950.

Career

Research fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1949-1951; from associate chemist to senior chemist, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1951-1994; guest scientist, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, since 1994. Visiting scientist Nuclear Research Center, Saclay, France, 1960-1961. Visiting lecturer Columbia University, University of California.

Achievements

• Ralph Emerson Weston has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

First lieutenant United States Air Force, 1943-1946. Member American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon.

Connections

Married Virginia Louise Priest, May 26, 1951. Children: Judith, Joan, Barbara.

Father:

Ralph E. Weston

Mother:

Ruth (Fields) Weston

Spouse:

Virginia Louise Priest

child:

Joan Weston

child:

Barbara Weston

child:

Judith Weston