Donald R. F. Harleman Explained

Donald Robert Fergusson Harleman (December 5, 1922 – September 28, 2005) was an American civil engineer noted for his research of the flow of contaminants through water and harbor cleanup efforts around the world.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} Harleman was credited with cleanup efforts of harbors around the world: Australia, Brazil, China, India, and Mexico, among others.^[2] He advised government agencies on the Boston Harbor cleanup.^[2] Harleman was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1974 "for leadership in the development of theoretical and experimental techniques in the field of fluid mechanics".^[4] The Boston Globe called Harleman "an internationally recognized civil engineer in the field of water quality and waste treatment".^[2] The New York Times said that Harleman "was regarded as a leader in fluid mechanics" and said he was "water pollution expert who aided cleanups worldwide".^[1] Harleman was Ford Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.^{[1] [2] [5]}

Chronology

• 1922: born on December in Palmerton, Pennsylvania
• 1943: B.S. in civil engineering, Pennsylvania State University^[4]
• 1947: M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[4]
• 1950: Doctorate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[4]
• 1950: assistant professor of hydraulics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[4]
• 1975-1990: Ford Professor of Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[3]
• 1991: retired from MIT as Ford Professor emeritus^[3]
• 2005: died of cancer on September 28 on Nantucket, Massachusetts

Notes and References

1. https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/14/national/14harleman.html New York Times:Donald Harleman, Water Pollution Expert Who Aided Cleanups Worldwide, Dies at 82;By DAVID TULLER;October 14, 2005
2. http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20051018/news_1m18harleman.html The Boston Globe:Donald Harleman; engineer, professor helped protect Venice; 82;By Gloria Negri;October 18, 2005
3. http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2005/obit-harleman.html MIT News:Memorial service for Donald Harleman set for Nov. 5;October 4, 2005
4. Book: Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering . National Academy of Engineering . Donald R. F. Harleman . Rafael L. . Bras . Frédéric . Chagnon . Eric E. . Adams . Peter S. . Eagleson . Ole . Madsen . Susan . Murcott . Lew . Thatcher . Peter . Shanahan . 11 . 142–149 . 978-0-309-10337-4 . 2007 .
5. Book: National Academies Press . 978-0-309-04826-2 . National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Wastewater Management for Coastal Urban Areas . Managing wastewater in coastal urban areas . 1993 . 434–435 .