Willis Drummond Perkins

Background

Perkins, Willis Drummond was born on December 20, 1926 in Porterville, California, United States. Son of Willis D. and Amelia Marie (Hanson) Perkins.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1948; AM, Harvard University, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1952.

Career

Research technologist, Shell Oil Corporation, Martinez, California, 1952-1960; product specialist, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1960-1969; assistant product manager, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1969-1982; scientist, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Mountain View (now San Jose), California, since 1982. Lecturer Arizona State University, since 1975.

Achievements

• Willis Drummond Perkins has been listed as a noteworthy Chemical physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to colonel United States Army Reserve, since 1944. Member American Chemical Society, American Physical Society, Optical Society American, Society Applied Spectroscopy.

Interests

• Avocation: advanced amateur photogrpahy.

Connections

Married Georgia Joy Harrington, August 22, 1954 (deceased 1987).

Father:

Willis D. Perkins

Mother:

Amelia Marie (Hanson) Perkins

Spouse:

Georgia Joy Harrington