Background
Robertson, James Mueller was born on April 18, 1916 in Champaign, Illinois, United States. Son of William Spence and Gertrude (Mueller) Robertson.
Robertson, James Mueller was born on April 18, 1916 in Champaign, Illinois, United States. Son of William Spence and Gertrude (Mueller) Robertson.
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University Illinois, 1938. Master of Science, University Iowa, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, University Iowa, 1941.
Assistant physicist, United States Navy Department, Taylor Model Basin, 1941-1942;
member engineering faculty, director Water Tunnel, Pennsylvania State University, 1942-1954;
research engineer, Douglas Aircraft, Santa Monica, California, 1944-1945;
professor theoretical and applied mechanics, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1954-1982;
acting head Department, University Illinois, Urbana, 1982;
professor emeritus, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1982. Consultant United States Army, various industrial organizations, 1957-1973. Visiting lecturer hydraulic engineering Kansas State University, 1967.
Course instructor Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry, 1969. Lecturer U.Tenn. Space Institute, 1973. Visiting professor сivil engineering Colorado State University, 1974.
Adjunct Professor mechanic engineering Naval Postgraduate School, 1984. Board directors International Management and Engineering Ltd., Colorado, Terabyte, Inc., Boulder, Colorado.
Secretary, vice president, president Summit County Senior Citizens, Frisco, Colorado, 1983-1997. Secretary Skylin Six Area Agency on Aging Council, Frisco, 1986-1995, chair, 1995-1996. Board directors Breckenridge (Colorado) Music Institute, 1984-1995, secretary, 1989-1993, member advisory council, 1995-2002.
Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers (life, Hilgard prize 1955), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (life). Member Sigma Xi, Phi Eta Sigma, Chi Epsilon, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi.
Son of William Spence and Gertrude (Mueller) R. M. Margaret Dillinger, October 23, 1943. Children: Bruce D., Alan S.