Background
Wallace, James Martin was born on August 11, 1939 in a, Georgia, United States. Son of James Martin and Clara (Verdery) Wallace.
Wallace, James Martin was born on August 11, 1939 in a, Georgia, United States. Son of James Martin and Clara (Verdery) Wallace.
Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1962. Master of Science, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford University, England, 1969.
Hydraulic engineer, Harza Engineering Company, Chicago, 1964-1965; hydraulic engineer, Sir William Halcrow & Partners, London, 1965-1966; research scientist, Max-Planck-Institute für Strömungsforschung, Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany, 1969-1975; assistant professor, U. Maryland., College Park, 1975-1978; associate professor, U. Maryland., College Park, 1978-1983; professor, U. Maryland., College Park, since 1983; assistant provost, U. Maryland., College Park, 1985-1986; assistant dean, U. Maryland., College Park, 1986-1987. Visiting scholar Massachusetts Institute of Technology Program in Science, Technology and Society, 1988.
National executive committee member Democratic Socialists of America, New York City, 1979-1981, 83-85, chairman Washington-Maryland. chapter, 1979-1981, 83-85. Fellow American Physical Society.
Married Barbara Kay Pequet, November 22, 1984. 1 child, James Clifford.