Osgood James Whittemore

Background

Whittemore, Osgood James was born on January 24, 1919 in Clear Lake, Iowa, United States. Son of Osgood James and Bonnie Laurine (Beaumont) Whittemore.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Ceramic Engineering, Iowa State University, 1940; professional degree in ceramic engineering, Iowa State University, 1950; Master of Science in Ceramic Engineering, University Washington, 1941.

Career

Fellow, Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, 1941-1944; group leader, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Manhattan Project, Cambridge, 1944-1946; research associate, Norton Company, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1946-1964; professor titular, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Brazil, 1976; professor, U. Washington, Seattle, 1964-1989; professor emeritus, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1989; visiting professor, U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, 1990. Consultant various companies, since 1965. Director Washington Mining and Mineral Resources Research Institute, 1982-1987.

Achievements

• Osgood James Whittemore has been listed as a noteworthy Ceramic engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of advisory board Town of Princeton, Massachusetts, 1961-1963. Member Wachusett Regional School Committee, Holden, Massachusetts, 1963-1964. Fellow American Ceramic Society (vice president 1975-1976), Institute Ceramics (Great Britain);member American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, Society Mining Engineers, Associacao Brasileira Ceramica (Azvedo prize 1979, 83), International Institute for Study Sintering, Faculty Club U. Washington.

Interests

• Avocations: kayaking, hiking, camping.

Connections

Married Barbara Estelle Greenwood, October 4, 1941. Children: Donald, Bonnie, Julie.

Father:

Osgood James Whittemore

Mother:

Bonnie Laurine (Beaumont) Whittemore

Spouse:

Barbara Estelle Greenwood

child:

Bonnie Whittemore

child:

Julie Whittemore

child:

Donald Whittemore