Paul Weber (February 27, 1904 – June 1983) was the interim president of the
Georgia Institute of Technology from previous president
Blake Ragsdale Van Leer's death until a replacement was found in
Edwin D. Harrison, a period of approximately 18 months.
Career
Weber initially joined Georgia Tech as a chemical engineering instructor in 1927, and over time became the head of the department.
[ He temporarily left Georgia Tech to finish his education and in 1934 received a doctorate in chemistry from ]Purdue University
Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and ...
.Georgia Tech Research Institute
The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit applied research arm of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. GTRI employs around 2,400 people, and is involved in approximately $600 millio ...
, then known as the Engineering Experiment Station; his research from 1940 to 1952 focused on paint primers for Southern yellow pine.[
In 1955 he was Dean of Faculties; and after an intensive reorganization of the institute administration, he was named vice president for planning in 1965.][
After Georgia Tech president Blake Van Leer died in office, Weber was acting president from January 1956 to August 1957, while still holding the title of Dean of Faculties. After the selection of a replacement in 1957, he remained a Georgia Tech administrator and would be named Vice President for Planning in 1966.][
After his retirement in 1969, Dr. Weber was named Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering and Emeritus Vice President for Planning.][
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See also
*History of Georgia Tech
The history of the Georgia Institute of Technology can be traced back to Reconstruction-era plans to develop the industrial base of the Southern United States. Founded on October 13, 1885, in Atlanta as the Georgia School of Technology, the uni ...
References
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1904 births
1983 deaths
American chemical engineers
Presidents of Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech Research Institute people
Purdue University alumni
20th-century American engineers
20th-century American academics