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Selleck, Frederic Thompson was born on June 7, 1924 in Loma Linda, California, United States. Son of Willard Martineau and Florence Elizabeth (Broderick) Selleck.
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Frederic Thompson Selleck
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Frederic Thompson Selleck, American chemical engineer. Achievements include patents for process of separating acid gases from hydrocarbons. Named Outstanding Engineer, Institute Advancement Engineering, 1986. Member of California Institute of Technology Alumni Association, American Institute Chemical Engineers, American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Applied Chemistry, California Institute of Technology, 1949.
Career
Researcher engineer Standard Perlite Corporation, Pasadena, California, 1949—1950. Staff research assistant Chem Engineering Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 1950—1953. Senior research engineer Fluor Corporation, Whittier, California, 1953—1960.
Supervising process engineer Fluor E & C, Inc., Los Angeles, 1960—1962. Director process methods and data Fluor Engineers, Inc., Irvine, 1982—1987. President, board chairman Fluid Properties Research, Inc., Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 1973—1983.
Visiting lecturer University Southern California. Served with United States Army, 1942-1946, European Theatre of Operations.
Achievements
Membership
Member of California Institute of Technology Alumni Association, American Institute Chemical Engineers, American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Phyllis Mildred MacDowell, July 12, 1952. Children: Pamela L. Selleck-Holderman, Jeffrey MacDowell.
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Political Party
Republican