Background
Vermeulen, Theodore was born on May 7, 1916 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Aurele and M Scott (Douglas) V.
Vermeulen, Theodore was born on May 7, 1916 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Aurele and M Scott (Douglas) V.
Bachelor of Science, California Institute Technology, 1936, Master of Science, 1937. Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1942.
Registered profile engineer, California Research chemical engineer Union Oil Corporation, Wilmington, California, 1937-1940, Shell Development Company, Emeryville, California, 1941-1947. Associate professor chemical engineering University of California, Berkeley, 1947-1951, professor, 1951-1983, chairman division chemical engineering, 1947-1953, Miller research professor, 1960-1961, faculty scientist Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, 1947-1983, director Water Technology Center, 1980-1983, Fulbright professor, Belgium, France, 1953-1954. Guggenheim fellow, resident Cambridge (England) University, 1963-1964.
Visiting professor National U. Mexico, 1967, Syracuse University, 1971, U. Karlsruhe, 1974, South China Institute Technology, 1981. Reilly lecturer U. Notre Dame, 1972. Consultant in field; director Memorex Corporation, 1963-1981.
Section editor: Chemical Engineers Handbook, 1963-1983. Co-editor: Advances in Chemical Engineering, 1964-1981. Contributor articles to professional journals.
Fellow American Institute Chemical Engineers (William H. Walker award 1971). Member American Chemical Society (national council 1975-1977), American Institute aeronautics, Astronautics, American Meteorological Society, American Nuclear Society, Combustion Institute, Catalysis Society, American Water Works Association, Water Supply Improvement Association, American Society Engineering Education, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Alpha Chi Sigma. Clubs: Commonwealth (San Francisco).
Married Mary Dorothy Cole, June 24, 1939. Children: Raymond, Bruce.