Background
Childs, Wylie Jones was born on February 25, 1922 in Columbia, South Carolina. Son of Richard Austin and Reaux (Jones) Childs.
Childs, Wylie Jones was born on February 25, 1922 in Columbia, South Carolina. Son of Richard Austin and Reaux (Jones) Childs.
B.Metall. Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1943; M.Metall. Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1945; Doctor of Philosophy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1948.
Research metallurgist, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1948-1949;
associate professor, then professor, head department metallurgical engineering, Lafayette College, 1949-1957;
member of faculty, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1957-1970;
professor metallurgical engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1960-1970. Technical representative Duffers Associations, Inc., Troy, 1962-1970. Vice president Reel Vortex, Inc., Troy, 1968-1972, president, 1972-1974.
Vice president Air Cushion Vehicles, Inc., Troy, 1969-1971. Principal engineer, nuclear energy division General Electric, San Jose, California, 1976-1980. Manager metallurgy and welding projects Electric Power Research Institute, 1980-1991.
Chairman of the Board Welding Research Council, 1990-1993. Manager Metallurgy and Welding Projects, since 1991.
Member Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Son of Richard Austin and Reaux (Jones) C. M. Bonnie J. Carmin; 1 daughter, Rebecca Childs Fowler.