Background
Tess, Roy William Henry was born on April 25, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Reinhold W. and Augusta (Detl) Tess.
Tess, Roy William Henry was born on April 25, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Reinhold W. and Augusta (Detl) Tess.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University of Illinois, 1939; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1944.
Research chemist, group leader, Shell Development Company, Emeryville, California, since 1944;
research supervisor, Shell Development Company, Emeryville, California, 1959-1961, 63-66;
research supervisor, Royal Dutch/Shell Plastics Laboratory, Delft, The Netherlands, 1962-1963;
technical planning supervisor, Shell Chemical Company. New York City, 1967-1970;
technical manager solvents, Shell Chemical Company, Houston, 1970-1977;
consultant, Shell Chemical Company, Houston, 1977-1979;
independent consultant, Fallbrook, California, since 1979. President Paint Research Institute, Philadelphia, 1973-1976.
Lecturer air pollution technical, Shell Kagaku, Tokyo.
President Association Industrial Scientists, Berkeley, California, 1948-1950, Minerinda Property Owners Association, Orinda, California, 1965-1967, Houston Camellia Society, 1973-1974. Fellow American Institute Chemists. Member National Paint and Coatings Association (air quality committee 1967-1979), Federation Societies Coatings Technology (board directors 1973-1976, Roon award 1957, Heckel award 1978), American Chemical Society (division polymeric materials chairman 1978, established Roy W. Tess award in Coatings 1985, executive committee since 1977, Distinguished Service award 1993), Sigma Xi, Alpha Chi Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Married Marjorie Kohler, February 19, 1944. Children: Roxanne, Steven.