Egbert Christiaan de Wys

Background

Wys, Egbert Christiaan de was born on April 9, 1924 in Soerabaja, Netherlands East Indies. Came to the United States, 1925.

Education

Bachelor, Miami University, 1950; Master of Arts, Miami University, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1955.

Career

Senior research science, Owens-Corning Fiberglass Company, Newark, Ohio. senior physicist, manager process control, International Business Machines Corporation, San Jose, California senior director international marketing, Ramo Worldridge Company senior science, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California associate professor, U. Denver professor, Texas Technology U., Lubbock professor, U. Tripoli, Libya senior geologist, Oasis Oil Corporation, Tripoli, Libya manager exploration department, Petromer Trend Corporation, Djakarta, Indonesia consulting geologist, Amoco Production Company, Denver vice-president, director general, Coastal Congo Corporation, Point Noire, Congo. deputy director, ESRI, Columbia, South Carolina. president, Exploration Geochemists, Santa Rosa, California, since 1983. Adjunct Professor San Jose State University. Consultant computers and programming, Ireland.

Achievements

• Egbert Christiaan de Wys has been listed as a noteworthy Geochemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Sergeant major Royal Netherland East Indies Army. Lieutenant Armee Secrete Belgium. Paratrooper United States Army.

Fellow American Mineral. Society, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (senior fellow). Member Sigma Xi, Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Phi Sigma, Pi Delta Phi, Delta Phi Alpha.

Interests

• Avocations: computer programming, fencing, chess, gardening.

Connections

M. Sheila Naulty, December 12, 1973.