Volker Weiss Papers, 1955-1979

Summary

Creator:
Weiss, Volker, 1930-2023.
Abstract:
Research, publications, and materials relating to the various educative and administrative positions Weiss held at Syracuse University
Extent:
2 boxes (2 linear feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Volker Weiss Papers,

Background

Scope and content:

The Volker Weiss Papers contain research papers and reports he executed for the Syracuse University Research Institute and the Department of Chemical Engineering and Metallurgy. The collection also includes research done for the U.S. military, NASA, and other corporations, as well as correspondence and meeting minutes from his various endeavors as a dean, professor, and researcher.

Biographical / historical:

Volker Weiss

Volker Weiss (1930-2023) was an engineering professor and administrator at Syracuse University. Born in Rottenmann, Austria, he completed his undergraduate degree in engineering physics at Technical University in Vienna in 1955. Weiss moved on to the United States, earning both his M.A. (1955) and Ph.D. (1957) from Syracuse University, where he was then appointed associate professor in the University's Department of Chemical Engineering and Metallurgy in 1960. By 1965, Weiss held a full professorship in the department. In 1972 he became Associate Dean of the L.C. Smith College of Engineering, a position he held until 1978. In 1976, Weiss became the director for the Syracuse University Institute of Energy Research. Weiss resigned from both of these positions in 1980, but continued to act as vice president for research and graduate affairs, a position he took in 1978, until 1986.

Upon retiring professor emeritus from the University in 1996, Weiss had over 70 publications to his name. During his career he was recognized by institutions such as the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and the Fulbright Program. He was involved in a number of organizations, and he served as secretary of the Solid State Science and Technology Program Committee and chairman of the College Library Committee.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Volker Weiss and the L.C. Smith College of Engineering in 1988.
Processing information:

The Volker Weiss Papers were rehoused in archival materials.

Arrangement:

The items are arranged in alphabetical order.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.

Terms of access:

Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Volker Weiss Papers,

Location of this collection:
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Bird Library, Room 600
Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
Link to repository site
Contact:
315.443.2697
scrc@syr.edu