Background
Wheelock, Thomas David was born on May 15, 1925 in Cusi, Chih, Mexico. Son of Harry Ellis and Lottie Lucretia (Quist) Wheelock. came to the United States, 1938.
Professor chemical engineering
Wheelock, Thomas David was born on May 15, 1925 in Cusi, Chih, Mexico. Son of Harry Ellis and Lottie Lucretia (Quist) Wheelock. came to the United States, 1938.
Bachelor of Science, Iowa State College, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State College, 1958.
Sales engineer, Chemical Equipment Company of California, Chicago, 1949-1951; chemical engineer, Federal Maritime Commission Corporation, Charleston, West Virginia, 1951-1954; instructor, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa., 1957-1958; assistant professor, Iowa State University, Ames, 1958-1961; associate professor, Iowa State University, Ames, 1961-1964; professor chemical engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, 1964-1994; university professor, Iowa State University, Ames, since 1994.
With United States Navy, 1943-1946. Fellow American Institute Chemical Engineers, Iowa Academy of Sciences. Member American Chemical Society, American Society for Engineering Education, Society Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, Sigma Xi, Osborn Research Club.
Married Edra Violet Smith, August 9, 1952. Children: David C., Ann K.