Background
Davis, Earl James was born on July 22, 1934 in St. Paul. Son of Leo Ernest and Mary (Steiner) Davis.
chemical engineering professor emeritus
Davis, Earl James was born on July 22, 1934 in St. Paul. Son of Leo Ernest and Mary (Steiner) Davis.
Bachelor of Science cum laude, Gonzaga University, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, University Washington, 1960.
Design engineer Union Carbide Chemicals Company, South Charleston, West Virginia, 1956. From assistant professor chemical engineering to associate professor Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington, 1960-1968, director computing center, 1967-1968. Research fellow Imperial College, London University, 1964-1965.
Associate professor chemical engineering Clarkson University, 1968-1973, head socio-environmental program, 1972-1974, professor, 1973-1978, chairman chemical engineering department, 1973-1974, associate director Institute Colloid and Surface Science, 1974-1978. Professor, chairman chemical and nuclear engineering department University New Mexico, 1978-1980. Director engineering division, professor Institute Paper Chemistry, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1980-1983.
Research fellow in chemical engineering University Washington, Seattle, 1957-1960, professor chemical engineering, since 1983, associate vice provost for research, 2001—2003. Guest professor Technology University of Vienna, Austria, 2000. Senior scientist, consultant Unilever Research Laboratory, Port Sunlight, England, 1974-1975.
Visiting scholar NAS/Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, 1989. Adjunct professor Sichuan University, Chengdu, China, since 2001.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, member AIChE (administrator Design Institute Multiphase Processing1979-1987), American Chemical Society, American Association Aerosol Research (treasurer 1990-1992, David Sinclair award 1991, vice president 1996-1997, president 1997-1998), Society Applied Spectroscopy, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Children: Molly Kathleen, David Leo.