Background
Pearsall, George Wilbur was born on July 13, 1933 in Brentwood, New York, United States. Son of Milo Dickerson and Margaret Elizabeth (White) Pearsall.
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Pearsall, George Wilbur was born on July 13, 1933 in Brentwood, New York, United States. Son of Milo Dickerson and Margaret Elizabeth (White) Pearsall.
B. Metallurgical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1955; Doctor of Science (American Society Metals fellow), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1961.
Research engineer, Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, 1955-1957; research assistant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959-1960; assistant professor metallurgy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1960-1964; associate professor mechanic engineering, Duke U., 1964-1966; professor, Duke U., 1966-1981; professor mechanic engineering and materials science, Duke U., since 1981; professor public policy studies, Duke U., since 1982; acting dean School Engineering, Duke U., 1969-1971; dean, Duke U., 1971-1974, 82-83. Trustee Triangle Universities Center for Advanced Studies, 1976-1992, chairman of the executive committee, 1983-1988. Director Duke-International Business Machines Corporation Product Safety Institute, 1979-1990.
Served with Army of the United States, 1957. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society for Testing and Materials, Society Risk Analysis, American Society Metals (life), Society Plastics Engineers, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Tau Beta Pi, Pi TauSigma.
Married Patricia Louise Stevens, October 11, 1962 (deceased).