Background
Halvorsen, William John was born on January 26, 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William John and Eugenia (Worsham) Halvorsen.
Halvorsen, William John was born on January 26, 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William John and Eugenia (Worsham) Halvorsen.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1942. Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1948. Master of Science in Gas Technology, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1948.
Process engineer Standard Oil of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, 1942-1946. Research fellow Institute Gas Technology, Chicago, 1947-1948. Research engineer Consolidation Coal Company, Pittsburgh, 1948-1956, manager coal pipeline Cadiz, Ohio, 1957-1963, director process design Pittsburgh, 1964-1982, engineering consultant Sedona, Arizona, since 1983.
Consultant iron ore pipeline, Bechtel, San Francisco, 1966, also coal pipeline, 1982-1984. Coal preparation China Coal Ministry, Bejing, 1981, 83, Consol Rio of Australia, Brisbane, 1985, various United States companies.
Member American Institute Chemical Engineering, American Institute of Mining, Service Corps Retired Executives Lodges: Kiwanis.
Married Betty Jane Toothman, September 3, 1948. Children: Darwin John, Kirsten Jane, Walter Lee.