Darol Froman

Darol Froman
Dr. Darol K. Froman, Technical Associate Director, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory in 1953
Born	Darol Kenneth Froman (1906-10-23)October 23, 1906 Harrington, Washington, US
Died	September 11, 1997(1997-09-11) (aged 90) Santa Fe, New Mexico, US
Alma mater	University of Alberta (B.Sc. 1926, M.Sc. 1927) University of Chicago (Ph.D. 1930)
Known for	Deputy Director of Los Alamos Laboratory
Awards	a wide range of patents for electrical components and batteries
Scientific career
Fields	Nuclear physics
Institutions	Los Alamos National Laboratory
Thesis	A photographic method of determining atomic structure factors (1930)
Doctoral advisor	Arthur Compton

Darol Kenneth Froman (October 23, 1906 – September 11, 1997) was an American physicist who served as the deputy director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory from 1951 to 1962. He served as a group leader from 1943 to 1945, and a division head from 1945 to 1948. He was the scientific director of the Operation Sandstone nuclear tests at Enewetak Atoll in the Pacific in 1948, and assistant director for weapons development from 1949 to 1951.