Background
Jackson, William David was born on May 20, 1927 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Son of Joseph and Margaret (Johnston) Jackson. came to the United States, 1955, naturalized, 1968.
research and development company executive
Jackson, William David was born on May 20, 1927 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Son of Joseph and Margaret (Johnston) Jackson. came to the United States, 1955, naturalized, 1968.
Bachelor of Science, University Glasgow, Scotland, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, University Glasgow, Scotland, 1960; postgraduate, U. Strathclyde, Glasgow, 1948.
Apprentice English Electric Company, Stafford, 1945—1947. Research assistant electrical engineering department University Strathclyde, Glasgow, 1948—1951. Lecturer electrical engineering University Manchester, England, 1951—1955, 1957—1958.
Visiting lecturer department electrical engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1955—1957, assistant professor, 1958—1962, associate professor, 1962—1966, lecturer electrical engineering, 1968—1973. Visiting professor Technology University, Berlin, 1966. Professor electrical engineering, department energy engineering University Illinois, Chicago, 1966—1967.
Principal research scientist, director technical education Avco-Everett Research Laboratory, Massachusetts, 1967—1972. Professor electrical engineering University Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, 1972—1973. Manager Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California, 1973—1974.
Manager office coal research Interior Department, Washington, 1974—1975. Director magnetohydrodynamic division Energy Research and Development Administration, 1975—1977. Director technical analysis division Office Energy Research, Department Energy, 1977—1979.
President Energy Consultant, Inc., 1979—1984, HMJ Corporation, since 1982. Professorial lecturer George Washington University, 1979—1991, visiting professor, 1986—1987, adjunct professor, 1991—2009, faculty in residence Wise program, 2007. Board directors Hexogon Inc., production vice president, 1999—2001.
Board directors Clean Energy Combustion, Inc., 2001—2003. Member International Magnetohydrodynamic Liaison Group, since 1966, chairman, 1969—1974, secretary, 1986—2002. Coordinator cooperative program magnetohydrodynamic power generation United States-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1974—1979.
Member numerous government and international committees and panels. Consultant numerous industrial firms and government agencies, since 1948.
Fellow Institution Electrical Engineers (past committee secretary, chairman), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (secretary-treasurer professor group biomedical electronics Boston section 1962-1963, energy development subcommittee since 1973, chairman 1988-1998, energy development and power general committee 1986-1999, steering committee intersoc. energy conversion engineering conference 1988—2002, conference program chair 1989, conference general chair 1996, 2002), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (past chairman advisory energy system division, energy committee 1986-1990), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate, Energy Systems award 1995). Member American Association of University Professors, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, American Society Engineering Education, Sigma Xi.
Married Eleanor Burdeshaw. Children from previous marriage: Margaret Eleanor, David Foster.