Background
Edwards, Victor Henry was born on October 17, 1940 in Galveston, Texas, United States. Son of Philip Lacey and Margaret Ruth (Hopkins) Edwards.
Edwards, Victor Henry was born on October 17, 1940 in Galveston, Texas, United States. Son of Philip Lacey and Margaret Ruth (Hopkins) Edwards.
Bachelor, Rice University, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, University California, Berkeley, 1967.
Assistant professor chemical engineering, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1967-1973; manager advisory technical, United States National Science Foundation, Washington, 1971-1972; research fellow, Merck, Sharp, Dohme Research, Rahway, New Jersey, 1973-1976; supervisor research engineering, United Energy Resources, Houston, 1976-1979; visiting professor environmental engineering, Rice U., Houston, 1979-1980; senior process engineer, Fluor Engineers and Constructors, Houston, 1980-1982; southwest editor, Plant Services magazine, Chicago, 1982-1985; project engineer, Allstates/Bachelor of Engineering&K, Inc., Houston, 1984-1990; lead process engineer, Allstates/Bachelor of Engineering&K, Inc., Houston, 1990-1993; process engineering manager, Allstates/Bachelor of Engineering&K, Inc., Houston, 1993-1994; principal engineer process and environmental, Allstates/Bachelor of Engineering&K, Inc., 1994-1995; process director, Kvaerner Engineers and Constructors, Houston, since 1995. Technical advising committee Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., since 1995.
Organizing committee Woodlands (Texas) Harvest Festival, 1979-1986. Chairman industry advisory council department chemical engineering Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1991-1994. Fellow: American Institute of Chemical Engineers (chairman Process Plant Safety Symposium 1992, executive position 1 1993, program co-chairman 1994, chairman 1995, South Texas section chairman 2nd international plant operations and design conference 1997, Distinguished Service award 1991, Distinguished Service award Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical University student chapter 1992, 1994).
Member: National Fire Protection Association, National Society of Professional Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Engineers Council Houston (councilor 1987-1992), Rice University Alumni Association (class of '62 reunion committee 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, co-chairman alumni giving committee 1998, class of '62 reunion committee 2002, 2007, co-chairman alumni giving committee since 2007), American Chemical Society (chairman Ithaca section 1969, councilor division biochemistry and microbial technical 1970-1977), New York Academy of Sciences (life).
Married Mary Margaret Litzmann, June 10, 1963. Children: Henry L., Mary E.