Background
Westwater, James William was born on November 24, 1919 in Danville, Illinois, United States. Son of John and Lois (Maxwell) Westwater.
Westwater, James William was born on November 24, 1919 in Danville, Illinois, United States. Son of John and Lois (Maxwell) Westwater.
Bachelor of Science, University Illinois, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, University Delaware, 1948.
Member faculty, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1948;
professor chemical engineering, University of Illinois, since 1962;
head Department, University Illinois, 1962-1980. Papers chairman 5th National Heat Transfer Conference, Buffalo, 1960. Chairman 3d International Heat Transfer Conference, Chicago, 1966.
Reilly lecturer Notre Dame U., 1958. Donald L. Katz lecturer University of Michigan, 1978.
Fellow AIChe (director, past division chairman, institute lecturer 1964, named eminent chemical engineer, William H. Walker award 1966, Max Jakob award with American Society of Mechanical Engineers 1972, Founders award 1984, heat transfer and energy conversion award 1989, Ernest Thiele award 1994). Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, National Academy of Engineering, American Chemical Society, American Society Engineering Education (Vincent Bendix award 1974).
Married Elizabeth Jean Keener, June 9, 1942. Children: Barbara, Judith, David, Beverly.