DR. I. EUGENE WALLEN, Marine Biologist, Environmental 

 Sciences Branch, Division of Biology and Medicine, Atomic Ener- 

 gy Commission, Washington 25, D. C. 



Dr. Wallen was born in Afton, Oklahoma, October 4, 1921, 

 obtained his B. S. in 1941, his M.S. (zoology) in 1946, both at 

 Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, and his Ph.D. 

 (limnology) at the University of Michigan in 1950. 



He served as a Navy Flier in World War 11 and is now a 

 LCDR, active in the Naval Research Reserve. At Oklahoma 

 Agricultural and Mechanical College he was an instructor from 

 1948-49, Assistant Professor from 1949-53, Associate Profes- 

 sor in zoology and Chairman of biological sciences from 1953- 

 56. From 1956-57 he was Assistant Director of Science Teaching 

 Improvement Program of the American Association for the Ad- 

 vancement of Science and f-om 1957-59, a Training Officer for 

 the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission. In 1959 he joined the 

 Division of Biology and Medicine in his present capacity. 



In this capacity he has the technical responsibility for research 

 projects at Woods Hole, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 

 Bureau of Commercial Fisheries at Beaufort, Bermuda Biologi- 

 cal Station, etc. , as well as at university campuses to encourage 

 establishment of research programs, and to evaluate existing 

 research projects. He arranged Commission support for the Inter- 

 national Conference in Oceanography and has primary responsi- 

 bility for the scientific work at Eniwetok Marine Biology Labora- 

 tory. 



He is alternate member for AEC of the Interagency Committee 

 on Oceanography of the Federal Council of Science and Technology. 

 He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement 

 of Science and of the Oklahoma Academy of Science (Chairman, 

 Scientific Section, 1954-56), and a member of the American 

 Institute of Biological Sciences, the National Science Teaching 

 Association, Phi Kappa Phi, the American Fisheries Society 

 (Member, Water Pollution Committee, 1954-56), the American 

 Society for Limnology and Oceanography, Sigma Xi (Local 

 Treasurer, 1951-54), and the Wildlife Society. 



He has 27 published articles ajid many more Congressional 

 Hearing reports and mimeographed articles. His fields of interest 

 are pond and lake limnology, water pollution, science education, 

 and oceaxLOgraphy. 



THEODORE J. WEHE, Prograjn Manager for Oceanography, 

 Martin Company, Electronic Systems and Products Division, 



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