Volker Weiss Papers
An inventory of his papers at the Syracuse University Archives
Finding aid created by: Erin Carter
Date: 2014
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Finding aid created by: Erin Carter
Date: 2014
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Summary |
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| Creator: | Weiss, Volker, 1930-2023. |
| Title: | Volker Weiss Papers |
| Dates: | 1955-1979 |
| Size: | 2 boxes (2 linear feet) |
| Abstract: | Research, publications, and materials relating to the various educative and administrative positions Weiss held at Syracuse University |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 |
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.
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.
Access 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.
Use Restrictions:
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.
More information on Volker Weiss can be found in the portrait and clippings files in the Syracuse University Archives.
Names
Weiss, Volker, 1930-2023.
Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.
United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Subjects
Engineering.
US military forces.
College teachers.
Higher education.
Types of Material
Handbooks.
Reports.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Volker Weiss Papers,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
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.
The items are arranged in alphabetical order.
Air Force research
American Iron and Steel Institute
American Society for Testing Materials
Army research
City-wide retrofit demonstration (for energy conservation)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) research
Navy research
Sagamore conferences
Syracuse University Department of Chemical Engineering and Metallurgy
Syracuse University Institute for Energy Research
Syracuse University Research Institute
| Air Force research | |||||||||||
| Materials laboratory | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Correspondence 1963-1966 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Application of Weibull's statistical theory of fracture to sheet specimens 1961 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | The effect of testing system characteristics on fracture behavior 1965 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | The effect of stress concentration on the fracture and deformation characteristics of ceramics and metals 1963 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | The effect of testing system stiffness on fracture 1964 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Fracture of ceramics 1960s | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | A study of the effect of superimposed stress concentrations April 1964-May 1965 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | A study of the effects of superimposed stress concentrations December 1965-March 1966 | ||||||||||
| Wright Air Development Center | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Analysis of laboratory notch tensile data August 1959-April 1960 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Correspondence 1961-1962 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | The effect of several geometrical variables on the notch tensile strength of 4340 steel sheet heat treated to three strength levels June 1960-September 1960 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | The effect of stress gradient and stress biaxiality on the behavior of materials October 1960-October 1961 | ||||||||||
| American Iron and Steel Institute | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Application of fracture mechanics to low and medium strength constructional steels 1965-1966 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Correspondence 1964-1966 | ||||||||||
| American Society for Testing Materials | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Analysis of the effects of test temperature on the notch strength of high-strength sheet alloys 1961 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Thermal cycling under constant load to low temperatures of aluminum and magnesium alloys 1960 | ||||||||||
| Army research | |||||||||||
| Army Materials and Mechanics Research Center | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Exploratory study of the dynamic fracture ductility of trip and 300M steels 1979 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | The relationships between the transformation characteristics and the fracture and fatigue properties of trip steels and other metastable austenitic steels 1977 | ||||||||||
| Army Research Office | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Correspondence 1961 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Design around brittle fracture 1962 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Design around brittle fracture 1963 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Effect of section size on the notch bend strength 1963 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Effect of section size on notch strength 1964 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Effect of section size on notch tensile strength 1964 | ||||||||||
| City-wide retrofit demonstration (for energy conservation) | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Correspondence 1976-1977 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Retrofit request 1977 | ||||||||||
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) research | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Further material evaluation for supersonic transport aircraft 1963 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Material evaluation for a Mach III transport plane July 1961-July 1962 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Material evaluation for a Mach III transport plane October 1962-April 1963 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Tension, compression, and fatigue properties of several SAE 52100 and tool steels used for ball bearings 1960 | ||||||||||
| Navy research | |||||||||||
| Bureau of Naval Weapons | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Correspondence 1962 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Crack initiation in crystalline materials 1964 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Crack initiation in metallic materials August 1961-November 1962 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Crack initiation in metallic materials February 1963-January 1964 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Crack initiation in metallic materials April 1964-March 1965 | ||||||||||
| Naval Air Systems Command | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | The significance of material ductility to the reliability and load carrying capacity of peak performance structures 1975 | ||||||||||
| Naval Ship Research and Development Laboratory | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Improvement in crack detection by ultrasonic pulse-echo with low frequency excitation 1970 | ||||||||||
| Sagamore conferences | |||||||||||
| Box 2 | High temperature materials, their strength potentials and limitations 1957 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Materials in space environment 1958 (2 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Programs with notes 1955-1961 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Strength and limitations of metals 1956 (2 folders) | ||||||||||
| Syracuse University Department of Chemical Engineering and Metallurgy | |||||||||||
| Box 2 | Academic and administrative staff 1966-1967 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Correspondence 1968-1979 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Proposal for a Title II graduate academic facilities grant for engineering 1966 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Proposal for a science facilities grant for construction and renovation of an engineering graduate and research academic facility 1966 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Seminar on international cooperative research undated | ||||||||||
| Syracuse University Institute for Energy Research | |||||||||||
| Box 2 | Correspondence 1976-1979 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Institute information undated | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Meeting minutes 1977-1978 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Notes undated | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Seminar series 1977-1978 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Volker Weiss, director undated | ||||||||||
| Syracuse University Research Institute | |||||||||||
| Box 2 | Aerospace structural metals handbook - volume IIA, non-ferrous alloys 1966 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Materials data handbook: aluminum alloy 2219 1966 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Materials data handbook: aluminum alloy 5456 1966 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Materials data handbook: aluminum alloy 6061 1966 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Materials data handbook: Inconel alloy 718 1966 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Materials data handbook: type 301 stainless steel 1966 | ||||||||||