John Kinsey Gillham

Background

Gillham, John Kinsey was born on August 7, 1930 in London. Son of Gerald Albert and Doris (Kinsey) Gillham. came to the United States, 1959, naturalized, 1968.

Education

Bachelor, Cambridge University, 1953. Master of Arts, Cambridge University, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, 1959.

Career

Research chemist, American Cynamid Company, Stamford, Connecticut, 1958-1965; visiting research chemist, Princeton University, 1964-1965; member of faculty, Princeton University, since 1965; professor chemical engineering, Princeton University, since 1975. Consultant to chemical and polymer industries. Visiting fellow Japan Society Promotion of Science, 1983.

Visiting scholar Chinese Academy Sciences, 1984. Science exchange visitor Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Academy Sciences/National Academy Sciences, 1986.

Achievements

• John Kinsey Gillham has been listed as a noteworthy chemical engineering professor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Society Plastics Engineers (International Research award 1988, Best Paper award 1991, Founders award Polymer Analysis Division, 2005). Member American Chemical Society (Borden award 1978, Doolittle award 1980, Roy W. Tess award 1996, fellow division Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering 2000), North America Thermal Analysis Society (Mettler award 1978, Special Recognition award 2005).

Connections

Married Helen Alyce Currier, September 18, 1961. Children: Matthew, Jane, Martha.

Father:

Gerald Albert Gillham

Mother:

Doris (Kinsey) Gillham

Spouse:

Helen Alyce Currier

child:

Matthew Gillham

child:

Jane Gillham

child:

Martha Gillham