Background
Witzig, Warren Frank was born on March 26, 1921 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Arthur Judson and Mary (Bender) Witzig.
Witzig, Warren Frank was born on March 26, 1921 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Arthur Judson and Mary (Bender) Witzig.
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1942. Master of Science, University Pittsburgh, 1944. Doctor of Philosophy, University Pittsburgh, 1952.
Research engineer, Westinghouse Research, Pittsburgh, 1942-1948;
manager reactor physics, engineer, Bettis Atomic, Pittsburgh, 1948-1960;
co-founder, senior vice-president, director, NUS Grad. Medical School Corporation, Washington, 1960-1967;
head department nuclear engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1967-1987;
emeritus, Pennsylvania State University, since 1987. Consultant nuclear engineer utilities industry.
Chairman Pennsylvania Governor's Committee on Atomic Energy Development, 1970-1980. Member Saxton safety committee, 1970-1972. Member waste committee Atomic Industrial Forum, 1971-1973.
Advising committee Department Energy, 1980-1982. Member operations review committee Texas Utility. Nuclear safety and compliance committee, board directors GPU, 1983-1992.
Member nuclear oversight committee PSE&G, 1983-1991. Member accrediting board Institute Nuclear Power Operations, 1992-1996. Safety rev.bd. Tennessee Valley Authority, 1986-1991.
Chairman Westinghouse Nuclear Safety and Environmental Commission, 1988-1993. Chairman safety audit board Centichem., 1989. Safeguards committee Pennsylvania State University, since 1993, interim director nuclear reactor, 1996-1997.
Member of the board management Young Men’s Christian Association, 1955-1964. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Nuclear Society (member Executive Committee education division, past chairman national commission on public information, chairman nuclear engineering department head committee 1980). Member American Physical Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (past chairman nuclear engineering and plasma division), Sigma Xi, Eta Kappa Nu, Pi Kappa Alpha, Sigma Pi Sigma (Power Engineering Educator special citation).
Married Bernadette Sullivan, March 31, 1942. Children: Eric, Leah, Marc, Lisa Witzig Davidson.