Background
Siri, William E. was born on January 2, 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Emil Mark and Caroline (Schaedel) Siri.
Siri, William E. was born on January 2, 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Emil Mark and Caroline (Schaedel) Siri.
Bachelor of Science, University Chicago, 1942; postgraduate in physics, University of California-Berkeley, 1947-1950.
Research engineer, Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation, 1943;
physicist Manhattan Project, Lawrence-Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, 1943-1945;
principal investigator biophysics and research, Lawrence-Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, 1945-1974;
manager energy analysis program, Lawrence-Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, 1974-1981;
senior scientist emeritus, Lawrence-Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, since 1981;
consultant energy and environment, since 1982. Lecturer University of California Summer Institute, 1962-1972. Visiting scientist National Cancer Institute, 1970.
Executive vice president American Mount Everest Expedition, Inc. Field leader University of California Peruvian Expeditions, 1950-1952. Leader California Himalayan Expedition, 1954.
Field leader International Physiological Expedition to Antarctica, 1957. Deputy leader American Mount Everest Expedition, 1963.
President Save San Francisco Bay Association, 1968-1988. Board directors Sierra Club Foundation, 1964-1978. Governor general Mountain Medicine Institute, 1988-1998.
Vice chairman The Bay Institute, 1985-2004. Board directors San Francisco Bay-Delta Preservation Association, 1987-1990. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1950-1959.
Member American Physical Society, Biophysics Society, American Association Physicists in Medicine, Sigma Xi. Clubs: Sierra (director 1955-1974, president 1964-1966, William Colby award 1975, John Muir award 1994), American Alpine (vice president), Explorers (certificate of merit 1964).
Married Margaret Jean Brandenburg, December 3, 1949. Children: Margaret Lynn, Ann Kathryn.