Background
III, Charles Leroy Tucker was born on July 29, 1953 in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Son of Charles L. Junior and Harriet T.
Mechanical and industrial engineering educator
III, Charles Leroy Tucker was born on July 29, 1953 in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Son of Charles L. Junior and Harriet T.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1975; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1977; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1978.
Assistant professor department mechanic and industrial engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1978-1983; associate professor department mechanic and industrial engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1983-1989; professor department mechanic and industrial engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1989. Consultant Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, since 1983.
Elder 1st Presbyterian Church, Urbana, Illinois, 1990-1992. Member Polymer Processing Society (Executive Committee 1991-1993), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society Rheology.
Married Laura Locke Armfield, May 31, 1975. Children: Charles Daniel, Virginia Claire.