William H. Tonn

Background

Tonn, William H. was born on July 26, 1918 in Silsbee, Texas, United States. Son of William H. and Eugenia (Noack) Tonn.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University Texas, 1939; Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, University Texas, 1940; Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, 1942.

Career

Research technologist, Shell Chemical Company, Deer Park, Texas, 1942-1943; director research, Wap Production Board Production, Austin, Texas, 1943-1945; assistant director research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1945-1947; associate professor, U. Oklahoma, Norman, 1946-1947; chief chemical engineer, Rohm S. Haas, Deer Park, 1947-1948; construction engineering, Houston, since 1948. Lecturer to attorneys, insurance and law enforcement personnel.

Achievements

• William H. Tonn has been listed as a noteworthy Forensic engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Society Automotive Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute Chemical Engineers, American Chemical Society.

Connections

Married Jeanne Runge, May 16, 1944. 1 child, William H. III.

Father:

William H. Tonn

Mother:

Eugenia (Noack) Tonn

Spouse:

Jeanne Runge

child:

William H. III Tonn