Background
Farmer, Joseph Collin was born on February 12, 1955 in Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States. Son of Collin Edward and Polly Farmer.
Farmer, Joseph Collin was born on February 12, 1955 in Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States. Son of Collin Edward and Polly Farmer.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1977; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, University California, Berkeley, 1983.
Engineer, Union Carbide Technology Center, Southern Charleston, West Virginia, 1976-1979; research assistant, Chemical Engineering Department University of California, Berkeley, 1979-1983; member technical staff, Sandia National Laboratory, Livermore, California, 1983-1987; principal investigator, project leader, deputy group leader, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, since 1987.
Environmental technical delegate to China, Citizen's Amb. Program, 1994; volunteer Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford. Member National Association Corrosion Engineers, American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society (research board 1986-1994, Gold medal 1985, Silver medal 1990), Electrochemical Society (Young Author's award 1986).
Married Janet Laufman. 1 child, Gabrielle Maria.