Background
Salsburg, Zevi Walter was born on August 9, 1928 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Theodore and Frances (Shinkman) Salsburg.
Salsburg, Zevi Walter was born on August 9, 1928 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Theodore and Frances (Shinkman) Salsburg.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, U. Rochester, 1950. Student California Institute Technology, 1950-1951. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Yale, 1953.
Member faculty Rice University, 1954-1970, professor of chemistry, 1962-1970. Consultant Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1955-1970, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, Livermore, California, 1957-1970, Bell Telephone Labs, 1964. Federal Maritime Commission lecturer Princeton, 1964.
Chairman panel chemistry for evaluating national National Science Foundation graduate-fellowship application, National Research Council., 1965-1967, Grantee National Science Foundation, 1952-1953.
National Research Council fellow, 1953-1954. Guggenheim fellow, 1961-1962.
Recipient Teaching Excellence award Brown College, Rice University, 1968.
Member faculty Rice University, 1954-1970, professor of chemistry, 1962-1970. Member American Chemical Society (tour lecturer 1961), American Mathematics Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi. Distinguished guest professor Louisiana State University, 1967.
Married Bertha Rosen, December 21, 1958. Children: Alan Israel, Linda Sydel.