Background
Bresee, James Collins was born on October 25, 1925 in New York City. Son of John James and Mabel Elizabeth (Collins) Bresee.
Bresee, James Collins was born on October 25, 1925 in New York City. Son of John James and Mabel Elizabeth (Collins) Bresee.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois, 1945; Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois, 1947; ScDChemE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1953; Juris Doctor, U. Tennessee, 1971.
Assistant professor chemical and nuclear engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1951-1954; branch chief and assistant director chemical technical division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1954-1964; director civil defense research project, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1964-1972; assistant director for general energy development division applied technical, Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, 1972-1975; director division geothermal energy, Energy Research and Development Administration, Washington, 1976-1977; director, North Carolina Energy Institute, North Carolina State Department Commerce, Raleigh, 1978-1981; supervisory engineer and manager geoscience research, Geothermal Technology Division, unites states department Energy, Washington, 1982-1986; member senior technical service, Office Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, unites states department Energy, Washington, since 1986; director repository coordination division, Office Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, unites states department Energy, Washington, 1986-1988; deputy associate director for program and resources management Office Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, unites states department Energy, 1988-1994; acting director Office Human Resources and Administration, Office Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, unites states department Energy, 1994-1996; deputy director Office of Program Management and Administration, unites states department Energy, 1996-1998; senior technical specialist, unites states department Energy, since 1998. Adjunct Professor chemical engineering North Carolina State University, 1978-1981.
Member Oak Ridge Planning Commission, 1963-1967. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946, China, Burma, India Theatre of Operations. Member Tennessee Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association, Beta Theta Pi, Sigma Xi, Kappa Kappa Lambda, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Mary Kathryn Duncan, July 5, 1952 (deceased March 1973). Children: Kathryn Ann Bresee Brooke, Stuart James. Married Susan Lynn Austermiller, August 3, 1974.
Children: James Michael, Benjamin Carter, Nathan John, Joanna Meghan, Andrew Paul.