Warren Sheehan joined Mound Laboratory in April 1956. He spent the first half of his career in health physics, or radiation safety, where he developed a new methodology for determining the amount of plutonium in urine. Sheehan replaced long-time Mound employee Mary Lou Curtis when she retired, and joined the Nuclear Operations Group.
Warren Sheehan
PhysicistChicago, IL
Dayton, OH
Project Worker/Staff
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Warren Sheehan's Timeline
1956 Apr Began working at Mound Laboratory.
1972 Joined Nuclear Operations Group.
1989 Retired.