Background
West, Philip William was born on April 12, 1913 in Crookston, Minnesota, United States. Son of William Leonard and Anne (Thompson) W.
West, Philip William was born on April 12, 1913 in Crookston, Minnesota, United States. Son of William Leonard and Anne (Thompson) W.
Bachelor of Science, University North Dakota, 1935. Master of Science, University North Dakota, 1936. Honorary Doctor of Science, University North Dakota, 1958.
Doctor of Philosophy, State University Iowa, 1939. Postgraduate, Rio de Janeiro, 1946.
Chemist, North Dakota Geological Survey, 1935-1936;
research assistant sanitary chemistry, U. Iowa, 1936-1937;
assistant chemist, Iowa Department Health, 1937-1940;
research microchemist, Economics Laboratory, Inc., St. Paul, 1940;
faculty, Louisiana State University, 1940-1980;
professor of chemistry, Louisiana State University, 1951-1980;
Boyd professor, Louisiana State University, 1953-1980;
emeritus, Louisiana State University, since 1980;
chairman annual symposium modern methods of analytical chemistry, Louisiana State University, 1948-1965;
director Institute for Environmental Sciences,, Louisiana State University, 1967-1980;
co-founder, Chairman of the Board, West-Paine laboratories Inc., Baton Rouge, 1980-1993. O. M. Smith lecturer Oklahoma State University, 1955. Visiting professor U. Colorado, 1963, Rand Afrikaans U., 1980.
Adjunct Professor Environmental Protection Agency, 1969-1980. Founder Kem-Technology laboratories, Inc., Baton Rouge, 1954, Chairman of the Board, 1965-1974. Co-founder West-Paine laboratories, Inc., Baton Rouge, 1978, president, 1978-1993, Chairman of the Board, lab director, 1990.
Member 1st working party science commission on problems of environment,1971-1974. President analytical section International Union Pure and Applied Chemistry, 1965-1969, member section industrial hygiene and toxicology, 1971-1973, member air quality section, 1973-1975. Member technical advising committee Louisiana Air Pollution Control Committee, since 1979.
Member Governor's Task Force Environmental Health, 1983-1985. Member science advisory board Environmental Protection Agency, 1983-1984. Consultant World Health Organization.
Technical expert National Bur.Standards National Volunteer Laboratory Accreditation Program, since 1988. Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer West & Association, Inc., since 1992. Member of advisory committee College Basic Science Louisiana State University, since 1994.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society (Southwest award 1954, Charles E. Coates award 1967, Analytical Chemistry award 1974, award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science and Technology), Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Air Pollution Control Association, American Industrial Hygiene Association, Austrian Microchem. Society (honorary), Society of Analysts England (honorary), International Union Pure and Applied Chemistry (president commission I, president analytical division), Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry (honorary), Louisiana Cancer and Health Foundation, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Epsilon Delta, Alpha Chi Sigma, Tau Kappa Epsilon.
Married Tenney Constance Johnson, July 5, 1935 (deceased February 1964). Children: Dorothy West/Farwell, Linda West Gueho (deceased), Patty West Elstrott. Married Foymae S. Kelso, July 1, 1964.