Background
Carley, James French was born on July 16, 1923 in New York City. Son of Benjamin Lambert and Helen Jeanne (French) Carley.
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James French Carley
Edit Profilechemical and plastics engineer
Education
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 1944. B.Ch.E. (now M.Ch.E.), Cornell University, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1951.
Career
Research chemical engineer, DuPont Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1950-1955;
engineering editor, Modern Plastics, New York City, 1955-1959;
associate professor chemical engineering, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1959-1962;
technical director, Prodex Corporation, Fords, New Jersey, 1962-1964;
development associate, Celanese Plastics Company, Clark, New Jersey, 1964;
professor chemical engineering and engineering design and economics evaluation, U. Colorado at Boulder, 1964-1976;
research engineer oil shale project, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (California), 1976-1983;
research engineer composites and polymers technical, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (California), 1983-1986;
quality assurance specialist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (California), 1986-1989;
polymer engineer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (California), 1989-1992;
retired, 1992;
construction engineering, since 1980. Instructor Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1949-1950. Lecturer U. Delaware extension atWilmington, 1952-1954.
Visiting professor mech, engineer U. Colorado, Boulder, 1988-1989.
Membership
Served to ensign United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Fellow Society Plastics Engineers (president Rocky Mount chapter 1958-1959). Member American Institute Chemical Engineers, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi.
Connections
Son of Benjamin Lambert and Helen Jeanne (French) C. M. E. Lucille Heitz, June 6, 1947 (divorced April 1955). Children: James French, Ben Lewis.
M. Marilyn Jo Mullens, July 29, 1955 (divorced April 1976). 1 daughter, Katherine Jeanne. M. Nancy Kay Paquette, November 7, 1981 (divorced June 1987), life partner Keren L. Roewe.
