James Case Williams

Background

Williams, James Case was born on December 7, 1938 in Salina, Kansas, United States. Son of Luther Owen and Clarice (Case) Williams.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering, U. Washington, 1962; Master of Sciences, University Washington, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, University Washington, 1968.

Career

Research engineer, lead engineer, Boeing Company, Seattle, 1961-1967; technical staff, North America Rockwell Corporation, Thousand Oaks, California, 1968-1974; manager interdivisional technical program, North America Aerospace group, 1974; program development manager structural materials, North America Aerospace group, 1974-1975; professor metallurgy, co-director, Center for Joining of Materials, Carnegie-Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1975-1981; president, Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, 1981-1983; dean, Carnegie Institute Technology, Carnegie-Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1983-1988; general manager materials department, General Electric Aircraft Engines, 1988-1999; Honda professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, since 1999. Board directors commission on engineering and technical systems National Research Council, since 1996. Chairman National Materials Advisory Board, 1988-1995, materials and structures committee National Aeronautics and Space Administration Aero.

Advisory Committee 1992-1997. Member National Aeronautics and Space Administration Propulsion Research and Technology Committee, 1997-1999. Member Materials Science and Engineering Study, 1986-1988.

Board of Governors Institute for mechanics and Materials, University of California, San Diego, 1989-1995. Trustee Min. Mathematics Science and Engineering, Cincinnati, since 1988. Member science advisory board United States Air Force, since 1996.

Member materials research committee Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Achievements

• James Case Williams has been listed as a noteworthy Metallurgist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Oregon Graduate Institute Science and Technology, 1988-1994. Consultant Cubmaster Boy Scouts American, 1976-1977. Fellow American Society Metals (Gold medal 1992, Distinguished Lecturer on materialsand society 1997), The Meteorological Society-American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers.

Member National Academy of Engineering, American Society for Microbiology, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers (Leadership award 1993), Alpha Sigma Museum.

Connections

Married Joanne Rufener, September 17, 1960. Children: Teresa A., Patrick J.

Father:

Luther Owen Williams

Mother:

Clarice (Case) Williams

Spouse:

Joanne Rufener

child:

Patrick J. Williams

child:

Teresa A. Williams