Background
Shipman, Charles William was born on August 29, 1924 in Phillipsburgh, New Jersey, United States. Son of George Funk and Elizabeth (Johnston) Shipman.
Shipman, Charles William was born on August 29, 1924 in Phillipsburgh, New Jersey, United States. Son of George Funk and Elizabeth (Johnston) Shipman.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1948; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1949; Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1952.
Instructor chemical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1949-1950; research associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1955-1958; assistant professor, U. Delaware, 1952-1955; member of faculty, Worcester (Massachusetts) Polytechnic Institute, 1958-1974; professor chemical engineering, Worcester (Massachusetts) Polytechnic Institute, 1964-1974; dean graduate studies, Worcester (Massachusetts) Polytechnic Institute, 1971-1974; engineer, Cabot Corporation, Billerica, Massachusetts, 1974-1987; manager, Carbon Black R/D, 1980-1986. Consultant, 1953-1974, since 1987. Board directors Knox District Housing, Bar Harbor, Maine, since 1988, MDI Helpers, Bar Harbor, 1988-1990, treasurer 1989-1990.
Trustee Monteux Memorial Foundation, 1994-1997. With United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1944-1946. Member Combustion Institute (recipient Silver Combustion medal 1964, board directors 1978-1990), American Chemical Society, American Institute Chemical Engineers, Sigma Xi, Alpha Chi Sigma, Chi Phi.
Married Louise Jean Hendrickson, August 31, 1946. Children— Nancy Ruth, Jane Louise, Robert Walter George.