Zelvin Levine, ChE 51, PhD ChE 56, of South Boston, Va., on Jan. 15. Levine spent nearly 30 years in the service of the U.S. Maritime Administration in Washington, D.C., and pioneered many advances in the fields of atomic and nuclear energy. Levine earned his doctoral degree in chemical engineering from Georgia Tech in 1956. He was a member of the American Nuclear Society and the Atomic Industrial Forum and held chairs in several organizations in his field.
While working at Babcock & Wilcox Company from 1956-1961, Levine designed the nuclear propulsion system for the first nuclear-powered cargo-passenger ship, the NS Savannah. The ship was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1991, and now serves as a museum in Baltimore’s harbor. While at Martin-Marietta, then the Martin Co., Levine was project manager of the converted Liberty ship Sturgis, the first floating nuclear power plant. In 1991 he was awarded the Bronze medal, the Maritime Administration’s highest honor, for outstanding performance and leadership in the agency’s research and development program.
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