Thoma Mees van'tHoff Snyder

Background

Snyder, Thoma Mees van'tHoff was born on May 21, 1916 in Baltimore. Son of Charles David and Aleida Jacoba (van'tHoff) Snyder.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Johns Hopkins University, 1940.

Career

Instructor Princeton University, New Jersey, 1940—1943. Research associate Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1943—1945. Manager physics, later reactor section Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, Niskayuna, New York, 1946—1955, manager research department, 1955—1957.

Manager physics Vallecitos Laboratory, General Electric Company, Pleasanton, California, 1958—1964. Consultant scientist, engineer Nuclear Energy Operation, San Jose, 1964—1985. Member advisory board Atoms Peace Conferences.

Achievements

• Thoma Mees van"tHoff Snyder has been listed as a notable scientist, engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President El Camino Youth Symphony, Santa Clara County, California, 1964—1967. Board directors Crippled Children's Society, 1969—1971. Fellow: American Nuclear Society (charter member, president Northern California section), American Physical Society.

Member: Elfun Society, Astronomical Society Pacific, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Charlotta Untiedt Snyder (deceased December 1981). Children: James Arthur, Charles Evans. Married Alexandra Joyet Snyder, 1988.

Father:

Charles David Snyder

Mother:

Aleida Jacoba (van'tHoff) Snyder

Spouse:

Alexandra Joyet Snyder

Spouse:

Charlotta Untiedt Snyder

child:

Charles Evans Snyder

child:

James Arthur Snyder