Background
Gilbert, Richard Dean was born on March 14, 1920 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Son of James Wicks Biggs and Florence Alice (Sargeant) Gilbert. came to the United States, 1951.
Gilbert, Richard Dean was born on March 14, 1920 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Son of James Wicks Biggs and Florence Alice (Sargeant) Gilbert. came to the United States, 1951.
Bachelor of Science, University Manitoba, 1942. Master of Science, University Manitoba, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy, University Notre Dame, 1950.
Chief chemist, Manitoba Sugar Company, Winnipeg, 1943-1945; research chemist, Polymer Corporation, Sarnia, Canada, 1945-1946; research chemist, Defense Research Board Canada, Sarnia, 1950-1951; group leader, American Synthetic Rubber Corporation, Louisville, 1951-1955; section manager, Uniroyal Chemical, Naugatuck, Connecticut, 1955-1965; professor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, since 1966. Consultant in field.
Member American Chemical Society (councillor division chair 1988, 89-92), Fiber Society (council 1994), Sigma Xi.
Married Alma Louise Baldwin, October 11, 1944 (divorced June 1983). 1 child, Laura Louise. Married Doris Jean Holland, December 27, 1983.