Donald Robert Fergusson Harleman

Background

Harleman, Donald Robert Fergusson was born on December 5, 1922 in Palmerton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Robert Roy and Nora (Curry) Harleman.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1943. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1947. Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1950.

Career

Design engineer, Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Columbus, Ohio., 1944-1945; from research assistant to research associate Hydrodynamics Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1945-1950; assistant professor hydraulics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1950-1956; associate professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1956-1962; professor сivil engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1963-1975; Ford professor engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1975-1991; Ford professor engineering emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1991; head water resources and environmental engineering division, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1972-1983; director R.M. Parsons Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1973-1983. Visiting professor California Institute Technology, 1962-1963. Delegate United States-Japan Joint Science Seminar on Coastal Engineering, 1964, 74.

Senior visitor applied mathematics and theoretical physics Cambridge (England), 1968-1969. Visiting scientist International Institute Applied Systems Analysis, Vienna, 1977-1978. Member Water Pollution Control Federation.

Member United States national committee International Association Water Pollution Research.

Achievements

• Donald Robert Fergusson Harleman has been listed as a noteworthy Environmental engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society of Civil Engineers (Research prize 1960, Karl Hilgard Hydraulic prize 1971, 73, J.C. Stevens award, 1973, W.W. Horner award 1983, honorary 1989), Boston Society Civil Engineers (Desmond Fitzgerald medal 1967, honorary member 1987), American Geophysical Union, International Association for Hydraulic Research, American Society Limnology and Oceanography, National Academy Engineering.

Connections

Married Martha Havens, October 21, 1950. Children: Kathleen T., Robert I.H., Anne C.

Father:

Robert Roy Harleman

Mother:

Nora (Curry) Harleman

Spouse:

Martha Havens

child:

Kathleen T. Harleman

child:

Robert I.H. Harleman

child:

Anne C. Harleman