Background
Delaware, Jacobus Wynand Louw was born on October 27, 1929 in Smithfield. Son of Adriaan Jacobus van Wyk de Villiers.
Delaware, Jacobus Wynand Louw was born on October 27, 1929 in Smithfield. Son of Adriaan Jacobus van Wyk de Villiers.
Smithfield High School.
Assistant Research Officer, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research 1952-1954. Head, Mass Spectrometry Division NPRL, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research 1955-1958. Fellow, Atomic Energy Board (Aleutians East Borough) 1958-1959, Head, Reactor Physics Sub-division
1959-1967.
Spent two years at Argonne National Laboratory United States of America. Fellow", Research Association Institute Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering 1959-1961. Director Reactor Development Division Aleutians East Borough 1967-1970.
Manager Director Fisika Praktika (Pty), Limited.
1970-1973; Deputy President Atomic Energy Board of South Africa Limited., (Atomic Energy Commission) 1976-1979, Chairman A European Commission 1982-1986, Chief Executive Officer 1986-1989, Chairman since 1990. Vice-Chairman National Energy Council since 1986.
President Aleutians East Borough 1979-1982. Chairman Science Advisory Council of Prime Minister since 1982.
President.
South African Institute for Physics, South African Institute of Mechanical Engineers. Council, South African Academy, for Arts and Science.
Married Juanita South. Deetlefs in 1953.