David James Wilson

Background

Wilson, David James was born on June 25, 1930 in Ames, Iowa, United States. Son of James Calmar and Alice Winona (Olmsted) Wilson.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Stanford University, 1952; postgraduate, 1952-1953, 55-57; Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute Technology, 1958.

Career

Member of faculty, U. Rochester, New York, 1957-1969; associate professor, U. Rochester, New York, 1963-1967; professor physical chemistry, U. Rochester, New York, 1967-1969; professor, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1969-1995; professor of chemistry and environmental engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1977-1995; professor emeritus, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, since 1995; Alexander Heard distinguished service professor, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1983-1984; senior research associate, Eckenfelder/Brown and Caldwell, Nashville, 1988-1995; senior research fellow, Eckenfelder/Brown and Caldwell, Nashville, since 1995. Visiting senior lecturer chemistry U. Ife, Nigeria, 1964-1965. Visiting professor U. Málaga, Spain, 1993-1994.

Member Rochester Committee for Science Information, 1960-1969, vice president, 1966-1969. Chairman Nashville Committee for Science Information, 1971-1974.

Achievements

• David James Wilson has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry researcher, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Tennessee Environmental Council, 1985-1987. With Army of the United States, 1953-1955. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, Tennessee Academy Science, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Martha Carolyn Mayers, September 6, 1952. Children: John Wesley, Charles Steven, William David, Andrew Lyman, Joyce Ballin.

Father:

James Calmar Wilson

Mother:

Alice Winona (Olmsted) Wilson

Spouse:

Martha Carolyn Mayers

child:

John Wesley Wilson

child:

Andrew Lyman Wilson

child:

William David Wilson

child:

Joyce Ballin Wilson

child:

Charles Steven Wilson