Roy Washington Carlson

Background

Carlson, Roy Washington was born on September 23, 1900 in Big Stone, Minnesota, United States. Son of John Carlson and Christine (Olson) Carlson.

Education

Bachelor of Arts Redlands, California, 1922. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Redlands, California, 1951. Master of Science, University California, Berkeley, 1933.

Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1939.

Career

Assistant professor physics University Redlands, 1924-1925. Testing engineer Southern California Edison Company, Los Angeles, 1925-1927. Test engineer County of Los Angeles, 1927-1931, University California, Berkeley, 1931-1934.

Assistant professor civil engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1934-1935, associate professor, 1936-1943, University California, Berkeley, 1935-1936, research associate, since 1945. With atomic bomb project University California, Los Alamos, 1943-1945. Consultant civil engineering, Berkeley, since 1945.

Achievements

• Roy Washington Carlson has been listed as a noteworthy consulting civil engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers. Honorary member American Concrete Institute (Wason medal 1935, Turner medal 1967), Concrete Institute Brazil. Member American Society for Testing and Materials (Dudley medal 1939), National Academy Engineering, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Eleanor Cutler, September 14, 1927. Children– Suzan Carlson Ichinaga, Sally Carlson Brasseur.

Father:

John Carlson Carlson

Mother:

Christine (Olson) Carlson

Spouse:

Eleanor Cutler

child:

Suzan Carlson Ichinaga Carlson

child:

Sally Carlson Brasseur Carlson