Background
Katz, William Emanuel was born on June 12, 1924 in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Edward David and Aimee Helen (Rosenfelder) Katz.
Katz, William Emanuel was born on June 12, 1924 in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Edward David and Aimee Helen (Rosenfelder) Katz.
BSChE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1948. Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1949.
With, Ionics Inc., Watertown, Massachusetts, since 1949; chemical engineer, Ionics Inc., Watertown, Massachusetts, 1949-1951; assistant treasurer, Ionics Inc., Watertown, Massachusetts, 1951-1953; treasurer, Ionics Inc., Watertown, Massachusetts, 1953-1958; vice-president and director, Ionics Inc., Watertown, Massachusetts, 1958-1981; executive vice president and director, Ionics Inc., Watertown, Massachusetts, since 1981. Director Ionics Ultrapure Water Corporation, San Jose, California, since 1984, Ionics Asia Pacific, Singapore, Enersave Engineering Sys., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Ionics Watertec, Brisbane, Australia, 1997.
Member wastewater advisory committee Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, since 2003. With United States Army, 1942-1946, PTO. Member American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Desalting Association (Water Quality Person of Year 1992).
Married Martha Elizabeth Legg, February 13, 1960. Children: Susan Katz Miller, Martha Katz Laserson, E. David II, James A.L.