Background
Summers, James William was born on July 10, 1940 in Logansport, Indiana, United States. Son of Lloyd J. and Beulah M. (Cox) Summers.
Polymer scientist and engineer
Summers, James William was born on July 10, 1940 in Logansport, Indiana, United States. Son of Lloyd J. and Beulah M. (Cox) Summers.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology, 1962. Master of Science in Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy in Macromolecular Science & Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 1971.
Engineer, The Geon Colonel, Avon Lake, Ohio., 1962-1966; senior R & D engineer, BF Goodrich, Avon Lake, 1966-1971; R & D associate, BF Goodrich, Avon Lake, 1971-1977; advanced R & D associate, BF Goodrich, Avon Lake, 1977-1980; R & D fellow, BF Goodrich, Avon Lake, since 1980. Advisory board Journal Vinyl Technology, Brookfield, Connecticut, since 1981.
Fellow Society Plastics Engineers (senior board directors vinyl division 1981-1988, chairman technical program committee 1984-1985, chairman awards committee vinyl division 1987-1988).
Married Isabell Caraballo, July 9, 1966. Children: David M., Marie Y.