Dr.
Edward R. Fisher
Ed was
born in Detroit, Michigan in 1938. In 1943 he moved with his
family to Oceanside, California just north of San Diego where
he completed his early schooling. He graduated from MiraCosta
College in 1958, from the University of California, Berkeley
in 1961, and from Johns Hopkins University in 1965 with a
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering Science. After a year at the
H.C. Orsted Institute of the University of Copenhagen, Denmark,
he joined the General Electric Space Sciences Laboratory in
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Ed began his academic career
by joining Wayne State University in 1968. He became Professor
in 1974 and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs
in 1978. In 1985, he joined Michigan Tech as Professor and
Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering.
After thirteen years as chair of Chemical Engineering and
one year as Interim Dean of Engineering, Ed retired in 2003
as Professor Emeritus. After retirement, Ed continues to be
active by serving on committees of the American Chemical Society
in support of chemical technician education and as a Life
Trustee of the Michigan Tech Fund. He also is active in village
governance as an elected member of the Lake Linden Village
Council and as a board member of the Lake Linden Downtown
Development Authority. Ed has a small but growing wood crafts
business and supports his wife Nancy in her retail business,
Yarns & Threads, in yarns, knitting, fabrics, and related
fiber crafts. Ed and Nancy live in Lake Linden and have five
children and four grandchildren. |
