Landis, John W. (John William), 1917-

Nuclear engineer. Educated at Lafayette College, the University of Rochester, and Princeton University. Consultant on guided missiles, U. S. Navy Department, 1946-1950; worked for the Educational Testing Service from 1948-1950 and the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission from 1950-1953. Associated with the Babcock and Wilcox Company from 1953- 1969, as Head of Customer Relations, 1953-1955, Assistant Manager, 1955-1962, and manager, 1962-1965, of the Atomic Energy Division, and General Manager of Babcock and Wilcox Washington, D. C. operations, 1965-1969.

Alumnus, Class of 1939.

John W. Landis was born in 1917. He was educated at Lafayette College, the University of Rochester, and Princeton University. Landis worked for the U. S. Navy Department as a consultant in guided missiles (1946-1950), the Educational Testing Service (1948-1950), and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (1950-1953). For many years, beginning in 1953, he was associated with the Babcock and Wilcox Company in the field of nuclear engineering. He was successively the Head of Customer Relations (1953-1955), Assistant Manager (1955-1962), and Manager (1962-1965) of the Atomic Energy Division, and later, General Manager of their Washington, D.C. operations (1965-1969).