Background
Dias, Jerry Ray was born on October 26, 1940 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Francis Frederick and Margurette Ruth (Bass) Dias.
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Jerry Ray Dias
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Science with honors in Chemistry, San Jose State University, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, Arizona State University, 1970.
Career
Chemical technologist, Filters Inc., Milpitas, California, 1959-1961;
chemical technologist, supervisor trainee, Amelco, Mount View, California, 1962;
chemical technologist, plating supervisor, Huggins Laboratory, Sunnyvale, California, 1963-1964;
research assistant, San Jose (California) State College, 1964-1965;
graduate teaching assistant, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1965-1966;
night instructor, Chabot College, Hayward, California, 1970-1972;
assistant professor of chemistry, U. Missouri, Kansas City, 1972-1978;
associate professor, U. Missouri, Kansas City, 1978-1984;
professor, U. Missouri, Kansas City, since 1984. Consultant chemist region VII, Environmental Protection Agency, Kansas City, summers 1979-1980, Johnson County (Kansas) Emergency Preparedness, 1988-1996. Chinese lecturer to YanTai, 1990.
Fulbright lecturer, 1980.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Institute Chemists. Member American Society for Testing and Materials, NSPE, AIChE, American Chemical Society, American Electroplater's Society.
Connections
Married Barbara Jean Turner, July 13, 1959. Children: Harvey William, Jennifer Jean.
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Nationality
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Religion
Roman Catholic -
Political Party
Republican
Awards
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Predoctoral fellow National Institutes of Health, 1967-1970, postdoctoral fellow Stanford University, 1970-1972, faculty research fellow U. Kansas City, 1995-1996.Predoctoral fellow National Institutes of Health, 1967-1970, postdoctoral fellow Stanford University, 1970-1972, faculty research fellow U. Kansas City, 1995-1996.