Seymour Baron

Background

Baron, Seymour was born on April 5, 1923 in New York City. Son of Benjamin and Tillie (Schuster) Baron.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 1944; Master of Science, Johns Hopkins University, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1950.

Career

Laboratory researcher, United States Industrial Chemical Company, 1944-1947; research assistant, Columbia University, New York City, 1947-1950; chief engineer, Burns and Roe, Inc., Oradell, New Jersey, 1950-1964; vice president, Burns and Roe, Inc., 1964-1975; senior vice president, Burns and Roe, Inc., 1975-1976; senior corporation vice president, Burns and Roe, Inc., 1976-1984; director, Burns and Roe, Inc., since 1967; associate director, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1984-1994; director South Carolina. nuclear waste program, Medical University of Southern California, Charleston, since 1994. Board directors Argonne Universities Association, also member Executive Committee, special committee for reactor development, reactor development and safety division, 1976-1982. Member of advisory committee, engineering technical division Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Member New Jersey Commision on Radiation Protection. Member review commission on fusion and review commission on chemical technical division University of Chicago, since 1983. Adjunct Professor Columbia University, Polytechnic Institute New York.

Membership

Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Nuclear Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Institute Chemical Engineers, National Academy Engineering, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon Clubs: Lions (Oradell).

Connections

Married Florence Chill, August 27, 1950. Children: Richard Mark, Paul Lawrence.

Father:

Benjamin Baron

Mother:

Tillie (Schuster) Baron

Spouse:

Florence Chill

child:

Richard Mark Baron

child:

Paul Lawrence Baron