Background
Gibbons, Joseph Harrison was born on September 4, 1934 in Turbeville, South Carolina, United States. Son of James Harry and Roxie Lanie Gibbons.
Gibbons, Joseph Harrison was born on September 4, 1934 in Turbeville, South Carolina, United States. Son of James Harry and Roxie Lanie Gibbons.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University South Carolina, 1956. Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, University Pittsburgh, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, University Pittsburgh, 1961.
Chemical engineer Du Pont, Aiken, South Carolina, 1955, Westinghouse, Pittsburgh, 1956—1963. Associate professor University South Carolina, Columbia, 1963—1974, professor, 1974—2005, Distinguished professor, 2005, chair chemical engineering department, 1977—1993, associate dean, 1991—2001, dean, 1999—2000.
Fellow: National Society of Professional Engineers, American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Member: American Society for Engineering Education, American Chemical Society, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Geneva F. Gibbons, June 10, 1956. Children: Karen, Lisa.