Background
Westmoreland, Phillip Ray was born on March 20, 1951 in Asheboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of Ray Herman and Jewell Wingfield Westmoreland.
researcher chemical engineering educator
Westmoreland, Phillip Ray was born on March 20, 1951 in Asheboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of Ray Herman and Jewell Wingfield Westmoreland.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1973; Master of Science, Louisiana State University, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986.
Research engineer, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1974-1979; instructor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, 1980; instructor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1984; assistant professor Department Chemical Engineering, University Massachusetts, Amherst, 1986-1992; associate professor, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, since 1992. Visiting scientist National Institute Standards & Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland., 1992-1994, guest researcher, since 1994. Program chair, Executive Committee eastern states section The Combustion Institute, since 1995.
Member American Institute of Chemical Engineers (section chair, director, secretary), Combustion Institute of America Chemical Society.
Married Kathleen Jo Beach, August 11, 1979. Children: Nathaniel Phillip Beach-Westmoreland, Ariel Katherine Beach-Westmoreland.