Background
Reed, Ronald Louis was born on July 26, 1926 in Long Beach, California, United States. Son of Louis Archibald and Ruth Sellers (Ferguson) Reed.
Reed, Ronald Louis was born on July 26, 1926 in Long Beach, California, United States. Son of Louis Archibald and Ruth Sellers (Ferguson) Reed.
Bachelor of Science-Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University, 1946. Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, University Kansas, 1948, Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics Physics, 1954.
Systems analyst Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, 1954-1956. Supervisor new recovery processes Gulf Research and Development Company, Pittsburgh, 1956-1962. Associate professor petroleum engineering University Texas, Austin, 1962-1964.
Professor mechanical engineering Drexel Institute of Technology, Philadelphia, 1964-1966.
Professor chemical engineering University Houston, 1966-1970. Supervisor chemical recovery processes Exxon Production Research Company Houston, 1970-1976.
Vice chairman Gordon Conference on Fluids in Permeable Media, Meridan, New Hampshire, 1979, co-chairman, Tilton, New Hampshire, 1981. Referee national and international engineering and science journals.
Youth baseball coach, 1972, 74.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member Society Petroleum Engineers (chairman national committee on fluid mechanics and oil recovery processes 1980, named Enhanced Oil Recovery Pioneer 1988), American Petroleum Institute, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Pi Mu Epsilon, Phi Eta Sigma, Pi Epsilon Tau.
Married Margaret Jane Chastain, March 27, 1948 (deceased January 1986). Children– Ronald Christopher, Marianna, Michael Allen.