Background
Williams, Frederic Ward was born on March 4, 1940 in Romiley, Cheshire, England. Son of Frederic Calland and Gladys (Ward) Williams.
Williams, Frederic Ward was born on March 4, 1940 in Romiley, Cheshire, England. Son of Frederic Calland and Gladys (Ward) Williams.
Bachelor, University Cambridge, England, 1961. Doctor of Science, University Cambridge, England, 1985. Doctor of Philosophy, University Bristol, England, 1964.
Assistant engineer Freeman Fox and Partners, London, 1964. Lecturer Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, 1964-1967, University Birmingham, England, 1967-1975. Professor University Wales Institute of Science and Technology, Cardiff, 1975-1988, head department civil engineering and building technical, 1986-1987.
Professor structural engineering University Wales Cardiff (now Cardiff University), since 1988, head division, 1988-1998. Founder, chairman Cardiff Advanced Chinese Engineering Center, since 1993. Chair professor City University Hong Kong, 2001—2004.
Distinguished research professor Cardiff University, since 2004. Consultant National Aeronautics and Space Administration Langley Research Center, Virginia, 1981—1998. Guest professor Shanghai Jiao Tong., since 1998, University of Science and Technology, China, since 1999.
Honorary professor City University Hong Kong, since 2004.
Fellow Royal Academy Engineering, Institution Civil Engineers, Institution Structural Engineers, Royal Aeronautical Society.
Married Jessie Anne Hope Wilson, April 11, 1964. Children: Frederic John Wilson, David Ward.