L. Weaver, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology (FIT), 150 W. University Blvd, Melbourne, FL 32901-6975, USA, Fax: +1 321 674 7250
Lynn E. Weaver, PH.D., P.E.
President, Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL, USA
Career
Overview
Dr. Weaver has thirty-five years of academic and administrative experience, having served on the faculty of five major
universities, i.e., Purdue University, University of Arizona, University of Oklahoma, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Auburn University.
He has held every academic rank and is currently President of Florida Institute of Technology.
Dr. Weaver has served in academic administration
for the past twenty-five years in the positions of Department Head, University of Arizona; Associate Dean, University of Oklahoma; School
Director, Georgia Institute of Technology; and Distinguished Professor, Auburn University.
He has been active in research, receiving
major funding from industry and government; is the author of two textbooks; the editor or co-editor of five technical books and over
fifty publications in professional journals; and is Executive Editor of the technical journal, Annals of Nuclear Energy.
He
has held offices in a number of national professional organisations and is a Fellow of the American Nuclear Society.
Dr. Weaver has
served on advisory commitees to government and industry and has, on several occasions, given expert testimony to U.S. Congressional Committees.
He is a consultant to a number of academic and industrial organisations.
M. Williams, 2A Lytchgate Close, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 0DX, UK, Fax: +44 0 208 680 5354 About Professor MMR Williams
I gained my first degree in physics
in 1958 from King's College, London University and a Ph.D. in 1962 from Queen Mary College, London. I was awarded the higher doctorate
of D.Sc. from the University in 1968. After completing my Ph.D. studies, I spent a brief period with the Central Electricity Generating
Board as a research engineer, but in September 1962 set sail for the USA to take up the post of Research Associate at Brookhaven National
Laboratory on Long Island. I worked under the general guidance of Noel Corngold and Jack Chernick.
After a year at Brookhaven National
Laboratory, I returned to the UK to take up a position as Lecturer in Applied Nuclear Science at The University of Birmingham. I was
in charge of the M.Sc. course which, at the time, was the only one of its kind in the UK in applied nuclear science. During that time
(1963-1965) I wrote my first book, "The Slowing Down and Thermalization of Neutrons". This contained the most up-to-date account of neutron
thermalization and slowing down and was based on my experience at BNL and my association with Noel Corngold, Henry Honeck and Jack Chernick.
It was translated into Russian.
In 1966, I was appointed Reader (Assoc. Prof) in Nuclear Engineering at Queen Mary College, University
of London. So it was a return, after five years absence, to my graduate student alma mater. My main task at QMC was to manage the Masters
course in Nuclear Engineering which had recently been started and to assist in starting the first ever undergraduate course (Bachelors
degree) in Nuclear Engineering in the UK. During my time at QMC, I supervised over 200 Masters students and some 30 Ph.D. students. I
also started several new lines of research, viz: stochastic processes in nuclear reactors, rarefied gas dynamics, radiation damage and
aerosol physics. This work led to the award of a "Personal Professorial Chair" in 1970.
The above research topics resulted in several
books. In particular, my book "Random Processes in Nuclear Reactors" was well-received and translated into Japanese. In another book,
"Mathematical Methods in Particle Transport Theory", I attempted to unify the techniques of analysis used in rarefied gas dynamics and
neutron transport theory and to explain the similarities and differences. The most recent book, "Aerosol Science", written in collaboration
with S.K. Loyalka, is intended to give a detailed explanation, both physical and mathematical, of the many important mechanisms and processes
involved in aerosol physics with particular application to the nuclear industry.
I was appointed Head (Chairman) of the Nuclear Engineering
Department at QMC in 1980 and my personal Professorship converted to an "Established University Chair". I directed the teaching and research
of the department for 6 years.
I have been invited to lecture all over the world. A month in Finland in 1967 on neutron thermalization,
a two week course in Brazil on stochastic processes in 1973, a week in Italy on random processes in reactors in 1979. Also, I have been
a United Nations consultant in engineering education in Argentina. This appointment was renewed for ten years from 1979 to 1989. I spent
one month per year in Argentina advising on the curriculum and on research. This was a most rewarding time and I came to understand and
like the Argentinians.
In addition, I have been a member of the United Kingdom Advisory Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations.
I was also a member of the academic board of the Royal Navy College, Greenwich, which has the responsibility for the training of nuclear
submariners for the Royal Navy.
In 1986, I retired from the University of London with the honorary title of Emeritus Professor. This
was an early retirement because I wanted to see how the US University system operated. Following 3 years at the University of Michigan,
I returned to the UK to become a scientific consultant on nuclear and environmental matters with an international company – Electrowatt
Engineering Services (UK).
One of the most pleasant duties has been as Editor of two international journals, Progress in Nuclear
Energy and Annals of Nuclear Energy. I was editor of PNE from 1974-1985 and of ANE from 1972 to the present. The editorship
enables me to maintain links with nuclear engineers worldwide and to have some influence on the types of articles that appear in the
journal.
I was vice president of the Institution of Nuclear Engineers from 1971-1974, made a Fellow of the American Nuclear Society
in 1975 and presented with its Arthur Holly Compton Award in 1994 for contributions to nuclear engineering education and research.
About Professor MMR Williams
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