Background
Delgass, William Nicholas was born on October 14, 1942 in Jackson Heights, New York, United States. Son of Eugene Basil and Mary Bowen Delgass.
Delgass, William Nicholas was born on October 14, 1942 in Jackson Heights, New York, United States. Son of Eugene Basil and Mary Bowen Delgass.
Biosystems Engineering in Chemical Engineering, Biosystems Engineering in Mathematics, University of Michigan, 1964; Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, 1969.
Polystyrene film development, Dow Chemical Corporation, Midland, Michigan, summer 1962; thermoelectric materials development, American Cyanamd Company, Stamford, Connecticut, summer 1963; cracking catalyst contamination staff, Humble Oil Corporation, Baytown, Texas, summer 1964; Mossbauer effect research, North America Aviation Science Center, Thousand Oaks, California, summer 1965, 66; assistant professor engineering and applied science, Yale University, New Haven, 1969-1974; associate professor chemical engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1974-1978; professor chemical engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, since 1978. Consultant catalysis American Cynamid Company, Stamford, 1970-1977, Amoco Oil Corporation, Naperville, Illinois, 1977-1994, du Pont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, Delaware, since 1989, Eastman Chemical Company, since 1996.
Member American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Elizabeth Anne Holstein, August 26, 1967. Children: Michael Nicholas, Leif Lindquist.