Background
Wayland, James Harold was born on July 2, 1909 in Boise, Idaho, United States. Son of Charles William and Daisy (McConnell) Wayland.
Wayland, James Harold was born on July 2, 1909 in Boise, Idaho, United States. Son of Charles William and Daisy (McConnell) Wayland.
Bachelor of Science, University Idaho, 1931. Honorary Doctor of Science, University Idaho, 1977. Master of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1935.
Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1937.
American Scandinavian Foundation fellow, U. Copenhagen, 1937;
assistant professor physics, U. Redlands, 1938-1941;
military research in mine warfare and torpedo development, 1941-1948;
associate professor applied mechanics, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1949-1957;
professor, California Institute Technology, 1957-1963;
professor engineering science, California Institute Technology, 1963-1979;
professor emeritus, California Institute Technology, since 1979. United States coordinator United States-Japan Cooperative Seminars on Peripheral Circulation,1967, 70. Member cardiovascular and renal study section National Institutes of Health, 1973-1977.
Visiting professor Shinshu U., Matsumoto, Japan, 1973, U. Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands, 1979, U. New South Wales, Australia, 1980, U. Heidelberg, 1982, University of Tsukuba, Japan, 1987. Distinguished visiting professor U. Delaware, 1985.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (chairman medical science section 1976), American Institute Medical and Biological Engineering (founding), Asian Union for Microcirculation (award 1997). Member American Association of University Professors, Microcirculatory Society (president 1971-1972, Landis award 1981), American Physical Society, American Physiological Society, European Microcirculatory Society (honorary), German Microcirculatory Society (honorary), International Society Biorheology, American Heart Association, American Institute Archeology, American Society Enology and Viticulture, Playing Card Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Tau. Clubs: Athenaeum.
Married Virginia Jane Kartzke, June 24, 1933. Children— Ann Marie Peters, Elizabeth Jane (Mistress Paul T. Barber).