Background
Ray, Willis Harmon was born on April 4, 1940 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
Ray, Willis Harmon was born on April 4, 1940 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
Bachelor, Rice University, 1962; BSChE, Rice University, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1966.
Assistant professor chemical engineering, University Waterloo, 1966-1969;
associate professor, University Waterloo, 1969-1970;
associate professor to professor, State University New York, Buffalo, 1970-1976;
professor chemical engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1976-1986;
chairman chemical engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1981-1983;
Steenbock professor engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1986-1996;
Vilas professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, since 1996. Consultant since 1967. Visiting professor Rijksuniversiteit Gent & University Leuven, 1973-1974, Technology University Stuttgart, West Germany, 1974, department chemical engineering University Minnesota, 1986, Cornell University, 1991.
District visiting lecturer University Alta, Canada, 1982, McMaster University, Ontario, 1985. Lecturer California Institute Technology, 1988.
Fellow American Institute Chemical Engineers. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, National Academy Engineering, American Chemical Society, American Society Engineering Education, Society Industrial & Applied Mathematics, Chemical Institute Canada, Sigma Xi.