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Archival as SubjectPublished as SubjectWilliam Willets
Date
April 20, 1905
Authorized Form of Name
Willets, William, R.
Biography
Abstract
William Rudolph Willets was awarded the Bingham Medal of the Society of Rheology in 1961. Willets served as Secretary-Treasurer for the Society of Rheology, as well as a memberof the Board of Govenors for AIP.
Important Dates
April 20, 1905Birth, Montclair (N.J.).
1926Member, American Chemical Society.
1926B.Sc, New York State College of Forestry, Syracuse (N.Y.).
1926 – 1929Research chemist, Oxford Paper, Co..
1929 – 1933Engineer, Pulp Insulation, Western Electric, Co..
1933Chief of Paper Development Lab, Titanium Pigment Corp..
1946Fellow, American Institute of Chemists.
1953 – 1961Secretary-Treasurer, Society of Rheology.
1960 – 1962Member of Board of Governors, American Institute of Physics.
1961Awarded the Bingham Medal, Society of Rheology.
Occupation
Research chemist and engineer.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Subjects
Rheology -- Industrial applications.
Relationships
People
Additional
Dillon, John Henry, 1905-
Elliott, John H., 1913-1991
Institutions
Major Positions
Oxford Paper Company
Research chemist.
Titanium Pigment Corporation
Chief of the Paper Development Laboratory.
Western Electric Company
Engineer, Pulp Insulation.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
American Chemical Society
Member.
American Institute of Chemists
Fellow.
Member, Board of Governors.
New York State College of Forestry
B.Sc degree (1926).
Recipient of 1961 Bingham Medal; and Secretary-Treasurer.
Resources
Archival Resources
Subject
Society of Rheology records, 1924-1997.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA