Background
Palen, Joseph William was born on June 4, 1935 in Springfield, Missouri, United States. Son of John Carlyle and Jean Allen (Gravely) Palen.
chemical process research company executive
Palen, Joseph William was born on June 4, 1935 in Springfield, Missouri, United States. Son of John Carlyle and Jean Allen (Gravely) Palen.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University Missouri, 1957. Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, University Illinois, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, Lehigh University, 1988.
Process design engineer, Phillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, 1957-1963; research engineer, Heat Transfer Research, Inc., Alhambra, California, 1965-1968; assistant, then associate technical director, Heat Transfer Research, Inc., Alhambra, 1968-1986; principal staff consultant, Heat Transfer Research, Inc., Alhambra, 1988-1990; principal research engineer, Heat Transfer Research Inc., College Station, Texas, since 1992; Adjunct Professor, Bandung Institute Technology, Indonesia, 1990-1992.
Lecturer, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Yugoslavia, 1981. Fellow AIChE (lecturer international heat transfer conference 1986, D.Q. Kern award 1995). Member Tau Beta Pi.
Married Louise Kibler, September 13, 1956 (divorced 1977). Children: Patti, Joni, James. Married Kasdina Kasdan, June 4, 1977.
Children: Indradini, Indrasto, Indrastati.