Background
Savitt, Sidney Allan was born on April 14, 1920 in Brooklyn. Son of Joseph and Rose (Smerin) Savitt.
Savitt, Sidney Allan was born on April 14, 1920 in Brooklyn. Son of Joseph and Rose (Smerin) Savitt.
Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1940. M.Ch.E., Polytechnic Institute New York, 1945. D.Ch.E., Polytechnic Institute New York, 1948.
Process engineer, M.W. Kellogg Company. New York City, 1947-1949;
technical director, Consolidated Products Corporation, New York City, 1949-1953;
president, director engineering, S. A. Savitt Associates, Clark, New Jersey, since 1953. Consultant division Hazardous Waste, New Jersey Department Environmental Protection, 1984-1988, New Jersey Science Advisory Committee, 1981-1984.
Lecturer on energy, environmental and pollution control. International consultant, S. American, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics.
President Young Men’s Hebrew Association, Union, New Jersey, 1974. Vice president New Jersey Federation Young Men’s Hebrew Association's, 1973-1975. Executive director American Institute City New York, 1976-1980.
Member Citizens Advisory committee Gowanus Canal Consultant, 1983-1984. Fellow American Institute Chemists, New York Academy of Sciences (vice chairman engineering 1967-1968, chairman educational advisory committee 1969-1972, chairman engineering section 1968-1970, 81-83, board governors 1971-1973). Member New Jersey Academy of Sciences (president 1980-1982).
Member American Institute Chemical Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Association Consultant Chemists and Chemical Engineers (council director since 1978), American Society Engineering Education, New Jersey Society Professional Engineers, American Chemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Alumni Association Polytechnic Institute New York (president 1980-1982), American Institute of Science and Technology (president 1985-1987, chairman science fair committee 1984), Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Tau Beta Pi (Eminent Engineer 1983). Clubs: Rotary (Clark). B'nai B'rith (Linden, New Jersey) (president local club 1973).
Children– Jill Alison, Brad Marshall, Hope Risa, Wade Manson.