Background
Loewenstein, Walter Bernard was born on December 23, 1926 in Gensungen, Hesse, Germany. Son of Louis and Johanna ((Katz) Loewenstein. came to the United States, l938.
nuclear energy industry executive
Loewenstein, Walter Bernard was born on December 23, 1926 in Gensungen, Hesse, Germany. Son of Louis and Johanna ((Katz) Loewenstein. came to the United States, l938.
Bachelor of Science, University Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington, 1949. Postgraduate, University Washington, Seattle, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1954.
Research assistant, fellow, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1951-1954;
research assistant, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1952-1954;
senior physicist, division director, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1954-1973;
department director, deputy division director, Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California, 1973-1989;
professional consultant, Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California, since 1989;
member large aerosol containment experiment project board, Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California, 1983-1987. Member Marviken project board Studsvik Research Center, Stockholm, l978-85. Member LOFT project board Nuclear Energy Agency, Paris, 1982-1989.
Member technical advising committee nuclear safety Ontario Hydro Corporation, since 1990. Member nuclear engineering department advising committee Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1992-1996. Member advanced technical division advising committee Los Alamos National Laboratory, since 1994.
With United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946. Fellow American Physical Society, American Nuclear Society (vice president, president 1988-1990). Member American Association Engineering Societies (secretary, treasurer 1990), National Academy Engineering.
Married Lenore C. Pearlman, June 21, l959. Children: Mark Victor, Marcia Beth.