Background
Webb, George Arthur was born on July 7, 1910 in Liverpool, England. Son of George and Alice E. (Shields) Webb.
Webb, George Arthur was born on July 7, 1910 in Liverpool, England. Son of George and Alice E. (Shields) Webb.
Brought to the United States, 1920, naturalized, 1924. Bachelor of Science with highest honors, U. Pittsburgh, 1934, Doctor of Philosophy, 1941. Graduate student Carnegie Institute Technology, 1934-1937.
Jeanne. With Clairton By-Products Coke plant United States Steel Corporation, 1934-1937. Industrial fellow Mellon Institute, 1937-1940, senior fellow, 1941-1943, director engineering, 1956-1957, director administration, 1957-1967, associate director, 1967-1971. Director sponsored research Carnegie-Mellon University, 1971-1974, president Carnegie-Mellon Institute, 1974-1975, emeritus, 1975-1982.
Research engineer Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, 1940-1941.
With Koppers Company, Incorporated., 1943-1956, successively research engineer, manager engineering section, assistant manager development department, assistant to vice president research, executive secretary new products committee, manager planning department, 1945-1956. Registered profile engineer, Pennsylvania Diplomate American Academy Environmental Engineers.
Fellow American Institute Chemical Engineers (chairman Pittsburgh section 1949). Member American Chemical Society (director Pittsburgh section 1956), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Engineering Education, National Society Professional Engineers, Engineers Society Western Pennsylvania (vice president 1975, president 1976), Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Tau. Clubs: Chemists (vice president 1945), University (president 1971-1972) (Pittsburgh).
Holder 19 United States and foreign patents in field of dehydrogenation, hydrolysis, halogenation, polymerization.
Married Sara R. Baumann, July 31, 1937.