William Joseph James

Background

James, William Joseph was born on September 17, 1922 in Providence. Son of Christopher and Rose (Petit) James.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Tufts U., 1949; Master of Science, Iowa State University, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1953.

Career

Predoctoral research fellow in corn products, Iowa State University, 1949-1953; National Institutes of Health fellow, Pennsylvania State University, 1952; assistant professor of chemistry, U. Missouri, Rolla, 1953-1957; associate professor, U. Missouri, Rolla, 1957-1964; professor, U. Missouri, Rolla, since 1964; director graduate center materials research, U. Missouri, Rolla, 1964-1975; associate director graduate center materials research, U. Missouri, Rolla, 1975-1976; director center, U. Missouri, Rolla, 1981-1983. Member of staff Institute Chemical and Extractive Metallurgy, senior investigator materials research, since 1976. Industrial consultant, since 1957.

Abstractor American Chemical Society, 1963-1982. Director, president, treasurer Mead Technologies Corporation, Rolla, since 1975. Director Brewer Science, Inc., Rolla, Filtertek, Inc., Rolla.

Fulbright research professor of University Grenoble, France, 1961-1962. President, director Rare Earth Research Confs., 1979-1981, secretary, director, 1981-1983. Professor emeritus, since 1983.

Board directors DCI, Rolla. Director Applied Photonics Research, Redwood City, California, 1989-1992. Member technical advisory board Center Environmental Science and Technology, U. Missouri, since 1992, director, since 1993.

Achievements

• William Joseph James has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member technical advising committee St. Louis Regional Council for Growth and Commerce, 1975-1982. Member science engineering committee Regional Council for Growth and Commerce, since 1983. With United States Army Air Corps, 1941-1946, PTO. Fellow American Institute Chemists, Iowa Academy Sciences.

Member American Crystallographic Association, Electrochemical Society Missouri Academy Sciences (president 1968), American Chemical Society, Materials Research Society, Keramos, Sigma Xi, Alpha Chi Sigma, Alpha Sigma Mu, Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Sigma, Sigma Pi Sigma, Phi Lambda Upsilon.

Connections

Married Arlene Carll, August 23, 1942. Children— Varie Linda James Lynch, Candice Lynn James Metcalf.

Father:

Christopher James

Mother:

Rose (Petit) James

Spouse:

Arlene Carll