DONALD TUOMI, died March 12, 2002. A member of ECS since 1957, Tuomi earned his BS degree in chemistry in 1943 at the Ohio State University and then his PhD in physical chemistry in 1953. Tuomi was a staff member of the Manhattan Project, a secret program begun in late 1941 to develop an atomic bomb. During World War II, he was involved in Columbia University's successful development of the barrier for the Oak Ridge diffusion plant, which then led to the first atomic bomb using uranium 235. Dr. Tuomi worked for the Thomas A. Edison Laboratories determining the electrochemical capacity limiting mechanisms in the long-lived, Thomas A. Edison Ni/Fe Alkaline Storage Battery. From 1961 until his retirement in 1983, he worked at the Roy C. Ingersoll Research Center, Borg-Warner Corporation; he retired with the rank of senior scientist. He was involved in research on thermoelectric energy conservation alloys, the origins of high impact strength in ABS polymers and related materials, and the evolution of technology for the planting of polymers.
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机译：DONALD TUOMI，于2002年3月12日去世。Tuomi自1957年以来一直是ECS的成员，1943年在俄亥俄州立大学获得化学学士学位，然后在1953年获得物理化学博士学位。Tuomi是Manhattan Project的一名工作人员，一个秘密计划始于1941年底，用于开发原子弹。第二次世界大战期间，他参与了哥伦比亚大学成功开发Oak Ridge扩散工厂的屏障的工作，随后成功开发出了第一枚使用铀235的原子弹。Tuomi博士在Thomas A. Edison实验室工作，确定电化学容量寿命长的托马斯·爱迪生镍/铁碱性蓄电池中的限制机制。从1961年到1983年退休，他曾在Borg-Warner公司的Roy C. Ingersoll研究中心工作。他以高级科学家的身份退休。他参与了热电节能合金的研究，ABS聚合物和相关材料中高冲击强度的起源以及聚合物种植技术的发展。
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