Background
Wilhelm, Harley Almey was born on August 5, 1900 in Ellston, Iowa, United States. Son of Bert C. and Anna B. (Glick) Wilhelm.
chemist educator mechanical engineer
Wilhelm, Harley Almey was born on August 5, 1900 in Ellston, Iowa, United States. Son of Bert C. and Anna B. (Glick) Wilhelm.
Bachelor, Drake University, 1923. Doctor of Laws, Drake University, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1931.
Fellow in chemistry, 1924-1925;
postdoctoral work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1941;
teacher, Mapleton (Iowa) H.S., 1923-1924;
teacher, Guthrie Center (Iowa) H.S., 1925-1926;
professor, coach, Intermountain Union College, Helena, Montana, 1926-1927;
semi-pro baseball pitcher, Ames (Iowa) Merchants. team, 1930-1942;
graduate assistant department chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, 1927-1928;
from instructor to professor of chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, 1928-1945;
professor of chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, 1945-1971;
professor metallurgy, Iowa State University, Ames, 1963-1971;
associate director, Ames Laboratory of the United States Atomic Energy Commission (now Department Energy), 1942-1966;
professor emeritus, Iowa State University, 1971-1995. Manhattan District engineer, 1942-1966, principal scientist, 1966-1995. Atomic Energy Commission delegate toEng., 1949, to England and Europe, 1953, to Argentina and Brazil, 1957;consultant desalinization of water Department Interior, 1967.
Consultant licensing of reactors Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, 1968. Visiting professor U. Waterloo, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, 1969. Presenter, consultant in field.
Fellow American Society Metals (national trustee 1957-1960, William Hunt Eisenman award 1962). Member Sons of the American Revolution, American Chemical Society (gold medal Iowa section 1954), Iowa Academy of Sciences (Centennial citation 1975), Rotary Club (Paul Harris fellow 1995), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Phi Kappa Phi.
Son of Bert C. and Anna B. (Glick) W. M. Orpha E. Lutton, May 29, 1923. Children: Lorna Wilhelm Livingston, Max Gene, Myrna Wilhelm Elliott, Gretchen.