Background
Jackson, James Oswald was born on March 9, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of James Elwin and Edna Grace (Tompkins) Jackson.
Health and safety services professional
Jackson, James Oswald was born on March 9, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of James Elwin and Edna Grace (Tompkins) Jackson.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, Detroit Technology Institute Technology, 1968; Master of Science in Industrial Hygiene, Wayne State University, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy in Eviron. Health, University of Michigan, 1974.
Health science technician, General Motors Research laboratories, Warren, Michigan, 1965-1968; engineer, Michigan Consolidated Gas Company, Detroit, 1968-1969; engineer, Wayne County Health Department, Detroit, 1969-1974; health science lab director, Gulf Oil Corporation, Pittsburgh, 1974-1976; director industrial hygiene, Gulf Oil Corporation, Pittsburgh, 1976-1979; associate professor, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1979-1980; industrial hygiene group leader, Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, 1980-1990; Health and Safety Executive deputy division leader, Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, 1990-1992; health and safety division leader, Lawrence Livermore (California) National Laboratory, 1992-1993; hazards control deputy division leader, Lawrence Livermore (California) National Laboratory, since 1993. Consultant Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California, since 1976, National Institute Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati and Atlanta, since 1973, various infield, since 1968.
Member State of New Mexico Health and Safety Technology Advisory Committee, Santa Fe, 1985-1992, Los Alamaos County Emergency Planning Board, 1987-1992. State treasurer New Mexico Citizens for Clear Air and Water, Santa Fe, 1989-1992. With United States Army, 1963-1965, Europe.
Fellow American Institute Chemists. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Conference Governor Industrial Hygienists (board directors 1990-1993, vice-chair 1994, chair 1995), American Industrial Hygiene Association, Arizona Center for Occupational Safety and Health (board directors since 1980), American Chemical Society, American Academy Industrial Hygiene.
Married Madelene Keller, June 6, 1968. Children: Jeannette M., Rebecca B.