Wesley C. L. Hemeon

Background

Hemeon, Wesley C. L. was born on December 26, 1903 in Leominster, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Chester Orlando and Edith (Kaiser) Hemeon.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1926. Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1927. Postgraduate, Harvard University, 1936.

Career

Design engineer Massachusetts Departments Labor and Industry, Boston, 1936-1943. Mellon Institute senior fellow, engineering director Industrial Hygiene Foundation, Pittsburgh, 1943-1956. Director Hemeon Associates, 1956-1988.

Lecturer Harvard University Graduate School Engineering, 1940-1943. Lecturer University Pittsburgh School Engineering, 1945-1950, adjunct associate professor Graduate School Public Health, 1958-1966.

Achievements

• Developer concepts emphasizing sensory-offense aspects of air pollution and measurement methods.

Membership

Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Air Pollution Control Association (Frank A. Chambers award 1969), American Industrial Hygiene Association (board directors 1944-1948), American Institute Chemists, Association Iron and Steel Engineers, American Academy Environmental Engineers (diplomate), University Club.

Connections

Married Catherine Daunt, July 12, 1937.

Father:

Chester Orlando Hemeon

Mother:

Edith (Kaiser) Hemeon

Spouse:

Catherine Daunt