Background
Blum, Seymour L. was born on January 10, 1925 in New York City. Son of Henry E. and Helen (Geduld) Blum.
Blum, Seymour L. was born on January 10, 1925 in New York City. Son of Henry E. and Helen (Geduld) Blum.
Bachelor of Science, Alfred University, 1948. Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1954.
Plant engineer Commercial Decal Inc., Mount Vernon, New York, 1948-1951. Research assistant Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1951-1954. Manager advanced materials Raytheon Company, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1954-1963.
Vice president IIT Research Institute, Chicago, 1963-1971. Director energy and resources planning MITRE Corporation, Bedford, Massachusetts, 1971-1978. Vice president program development Northern Energy Corporation, Boston, 1978-1983.
Vice president Charles River Associates, 1984-1986. Vice president program development SLB Associates, from 1986. Board directors Corporation for Cleaner Commonwealth, 1979-1983.
Chairman national materials advisory board National Academy of Sciences, 1973-1979. Member Commission on Engineering & Technology Systems National Academy of Sciences, 1983-1986. Consultant to various organizations.
Served with United States Army Air Force, 1943-1946. Fellow American Institute Chemists, American Ceramic Society (division chairman, trustee, vice president). Member Boston City of C., Federation of Materials Society, National Institute Ceramic Engineers, National Society Professional Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi.
Clubs: Cosmos (Washington.).
Married Edith D. Levin, June 20, 1948. 1 son, John B.