Background
Shapiro, Zalman Mordecai was born on May 12, 1920 in Canton, Ohio, United States. Son of Abraham and Minnie (Pinck) Shapiro.
Shapiro, Zalman Mordecai was born on May 12, 1920 in Canton, Ohio, United States. Son of Abraham and Minnie (Pinck) Shapiro.
Bachelor, Johns Hopkins University, 1942. Master of Arts, Johns Hopkins University, 1945. Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1948.
Research associate Johns Hopkins for National Research Council, Baltimore, 1942—1945. Instructor chemistry Johns Hopkins University, 1946—1948. Senior engineer Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh, 1948.
Manager physical chemistry, manager chemical metallurgy Atomic Energy Commission Bettis Naval Nuclear Power Laboratory, Westinghouse, West Mifflin, 1949—1956, assistant division manager pressurized water reactor division, 1956—1957. President, chairman board Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corporation, Apollo, 1957—1970, Numec Instruments and Controls Corporation, Apollo, 1960—1970, Numec Decontamination Corporation, Apollo, 1961—1970, Isotope & Radiation Enterprises, Israel, 1964—1970. President Associate Technology and Business Consultants, Pittsburgh, since 1970.
Vice president Arco Chemical Company, Philadelphia, 1967-1970.
Member Governors Science and Technology Council, Harrisburg, 1963-1964. Consultant Pennsylvania Subcommittee on Atomic Energy, Harrisburg, 1970-1971. Founder, vice-chairman, Americans for Energy Independence, Washington, since 1975.
Organizer Project Pacesetter, Allegheny County, 1976. Fellow American Nuclear Society (citation of merit). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Metals, American Chemical Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Evelyn Greenberg, June 24, 1945. Children: Joshua, Ezra David, Deborah Esther.
