Background
Idol, James Daniel was born on August 7, 1928 in Harrisonville, Missouri, United States. Son of James Daniel and Gladys Rosita (Lile) Idol.
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James Daniel Idol
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Education
Bachelor of Arts, William Jewell College, 1949; Master of Science, Purdue University, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1955; Honorary Doctor of Science, Purdue University, 1980.
Career
With, Standard Oil Corporation, Ohio., 1955-1977;
research supervisor, Standard Oil Corporation, 1965-1968;
research manager, Standard Oil Corporation, 1968-1977;
manager venture research, Ashland Chemical Company, Columbus, Ohio., 1977-1979;
vice-president, director corporation R & D, Ashland Chemical Company, 1979-1988;
Distinguished professor of materials science and ceramics College Engineering, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, since 1988;
director Center for Packaging Science and Engineering, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, since 1988;
deputy director Center for Plastics Recycle Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1992-1995. Member of advisory board National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigators Awards, National Institute Standards and Technology, since 1997. Consultant in field; lecturer chemical engineering department Northwestern University, 1978, Stanford University, 1982, 83, University of California, Berkeley, 1986, Yale University, 1988.
Lecturer Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, 1985, 86. Member of advisory board Petroleum Research Fund, 1974-1976. Vice president, program coordinator 1st North America Chemical Congress, 1975.
Program coordinator 1st Pacific Rim Chemical Congress, 1979. Industrial representative Council for Chemical Research, since 1983, member governing board, since 1985. Member panel on frontiers in fossil fuel energy research National Research Council, 1986, member commission on tracing toxic wastes, 1989-1993, panel on polymers in the environmental, 1996.
Member of advisory boards University Texas, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical, Ohio State University, Purdue University, Oklahoma State University, Arizona State University, U. Massachusetts, Inc., Case Western Reserve University, 1965-1975. Member consultant on energy conservation in processing of industrial materials. Member of advisory board National Institute Science and Technology, since 1997.
Member committee polymers recycling International Union Pure and Applied Chemical, since 1993. Member United States Council Chemical Research, 1981-1989, governor board 1985-1988.
Achievements
Membership
Active Cleveland Welfare Federation. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Chemists (life. Board directors since 1981, vice chairman 1986, chairman 1987, Chemical Pioneer award 1968, Mems. and Fellows lecturer 1980).
Member National Academy Engineering, Society Plastics Industry, Society Manufacturing Engineers-Composite Group, American Chemical Society (industrial and engineering chemistry division, chairman 1971, chemical innovator designation Chemical and Engineering News magazine 1971, Joseph P. Stewart Distinguished Svc. award 1975, Creative Invention award 1975), American Management Association (Research and Development county since 1985, Council award for Distinguished Svc.), Dirs. of Industrial Research, American Institute Chemical Engineers, Licensing Executives Society, Society Plastics engineers, Industrial Research Institute (representative, Chairman.bd. editors 1983-1986), Plastics Pioneers Association, Society Chemical Industry (Perkin medal 1979), Indiana Academy Science, Catalysis Society (Ciapetti award/lectureship 1988), Cleveland Athletic Club, Cosmos Club, Worthington Hills Country Club, Masons, Shriners, Sigma Xi, Alpha Chi Sigma, Theta Chi Delta, Kappa Mu Epsilon, Alpha Phi Omega, Phi Gamma Delta.
Connections
Married Marilyn Thorn Randall, 1977.
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Nationality
American