Robert Lee Von Berg

Background

Berg, Robert Lee Von was born on June 14, 1918 in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States. Son of Leo and Ceynora Grey (Jenkins) Von Berg.

Education

Bachelor of Science, West Virginia University, 1940. Master of Science, West Virginia University, 1941. Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1944.

Career

Industrial engineer, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1944-1946; professor chemical engineer, nuclear engineer, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1946-1988; chemical engineer, Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, 1953-1954; North Atlantic Treaty Organization research fellow, Delft Technology Institute, Delft, The Netherlands, 1960-1961; staff member, Los Alamos (New Mexico) Scientific Laboratory, 1967-1968; visiting professor, University Newcastle, Australia, 1974-1975; visiting professor, University Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1982, 88, 92; professor emeritus, since 1988. Consultant Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1950-1951, Brookhaven (New York) National Laboratory, 1950-1960, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, 1961-1969, Dow Chemical Company, Midland, 1954-1955, Bristol laboratories, Syracuse, New York, 1962-1966, Office of Saline Water, Washington, 1980-1985.

Achievements

• Achievements include patent for the process for forming phenolformadehyde resinous condensates in continous tubular reactors.

Membership

Member American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Lambda Upsilon.

Connections

Married Kate Langley Hopkins, June 14, 1947. Children: Eric, Gretchen, Karl, Karin.

Father:

Leo Berg

Mother:

Ceynora Grey (Jenkins) Von Berg

Spouse:

Kate Langley Hopkins

child:

Karin Berg

child:

Karl Berg

child:

Gretchen Berg

child:

Eric Berg