Background
Nichiporuk, Walter was born on September 5, 1919 in Poland. Arrived in United States, 1946, naturalized, 1952. Son of Alex Andrew and Anna Josephine (Radchuk) Nichiporuk.
Nichiporuk, Walter was born on September 5, 1919 in Poland. Arrived in United States, 1946, naturalized, 1952. Son of Alex Andrew and Anna Josephine (Radchuk) Nichiporuk.
Student, University Warsaw, 1938—1939. Student, University Munich, 1946. Master of Science, University Chicago, 1950.
Technologist Enrico Fermi Institute, University Chicago, 1950—1952. Chemist California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1952—1968. Research associate Arizona State University, Tempe, 1968—1974.
Consultant chemist Tempe, 1974—1977. Chemist United States Department Energy, Argonne, Illinois, since 1977. Member translation panel Plenum Publication Corporation, New York City, 1967—1977.
Associate investigator National Aeronautics and Space Administration Apollo Returned Lunar Sample Analysis Program, 1969—1971. Member National Partnership In Education program. Local committee Chicago Operations Office, United States Department Energy, 1985—1986.
Member parents committee University Chicago, 1986—1987, parents committee executive council, 1987—1988. With United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, 1945-1946, Germany.
Member of Sigma Xi, Geochem. Society, International Association Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry, American Chemical Society, Meteoritical Society.
Married Elizabeth Kellner Nichiporuk, August 14, 1958. 1 child Brian.