Background

Valle, James Ellis Lu was born on November 10, 1912 in San Antonio, Texas, United States.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University of California at Los Angeles, 1936. Master of Science in Chemistry, University of California at Los Angeles, 1937. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, California Institute of Technology, 1940.

Career

Instructor Fisk University, Nashville, 1940-1941. Senior research chemist Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York, 1941-1946, research associate, 1946-1953. Senior scientist Technology Operations, Burlington, Massachusetts, 1953-1959.

Director research Fairchild Camera, Syosset, New York, 1959-1968. With technical division Supply Chain Management Laboratories, Skokie, Illinois, 1968-1969, director physical and chemical research Palo Alto, California, 1969-1971, scientific coordinator, 1971-1975. Director undergraduate laboratories, department chemistry Stanford (California) University, 1975-1983.

Visiting lecturer Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1957-1959.

Achievements

• James Ellis Lu Valle has been listed as a noteworthy chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Lexington (Massachusetts) Town Meeting, 1956-1959, president 1957-1959. Chairman troop committee Boy Scouts American, Setauket, New York, 1963-1968. Fellow Royal Society Chemistry.

Member American Chemical Society, American Physical Society, Association for Computing Machines, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Pi Mu Epsilon.

Connections

Son of James Bachelor of Arts and Isabelle (Ellis) Lu V. Married Dorothy Jean Long, February 2, 1946. Children: John, Phyllis, Michael.