Carl William Hall

Nov 16, 1924 - April 18, 2014

Dr. Carl W. Hall, PhD, PE served as the Deputy Assistant Director of Engineering at the National Science Foundation from 1982 until 1990. He played a major role in the development of the new Engineering Research Centers program at NSF. While serving as Acting Assistant Director for Engineering, he worked with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, OMB, Congress, the Nat’l Acad of Sciences/Nat’l Acad of Engineering and numerous groups within NSF, to mold this idea into a viable program to strengthen U.S. engineering research and education. The program represented a major change in the way NSF supported engineering research. Dr. Hall received the Distinguished Service Award from NSF for his leadership in formulating the program and guiding its implementation. He also provided leadership in implementing the 1985 reorganization of the Directorate for Engineering, chairing a task force to develop and implement this plan. In 1986 Dr. Hall was recognized by the Nat’l Society of Professional Engineers as the NSF Engineer of the Year. Beyond his work at Michigan State Univ and Washington State Univ, he participated in many international delegations and projects in Russia, Libya, China, Japan, Indonesia, South America, and Central America. He was a prolific author and was the founding editor of Drying Technology: An International Journal, now in its 30th year of publication. Dr. Hall’s career achievements included research in energy, drying, food engineering, properties of materials and biomass. His work was widely recognized by many organizations with awards: Distinguished Alumni, Mich St Univ, Ohio St Univ, and Univ of DE; Medal du Merite, France; Max Eyth Medal, Germany, among many others. As a staff sergeant in the 99th Infantry Division in WWII, Dr. Hall participated in three major campaigns including the Battle of the Bulge, for which he was awarded the Bronze Star and the Combat Infantryman’s Badge.

Dr. Hall is survived by his wife of 64 years, Mildred, daughter, Claudia Genuardi, three grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Visitation will be 4:00-8:00PM, Thursday April 24 at Murphy Funeral Home, 1102 W Broad St., Falls Church, VA. Private family burial will take place at a later date in Ohio.

Arrangements under the direction of Murphy Falls Church Funeral Home, Falls Church, Virginia.