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Barker, Dee H. (Dee Heaton), 1921-2008

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biographical statement

Dee H. Barker (1921-2008) was a chemical engineering professor Brigham Young Universtity.

Dee H. Barker was born on March 28, 1921 in Salt Lake City, Utah and died on February 16, 2008 in Provo, Utah. Barker was married to Katheryn Thompson on April 24, 1945. Barker served in World War II aboard the USS Grady. In 1951 he graduated from the University of Utah with a PhD in Chemical Engineering.

In 1959 Dee H. Barker began teaching Chemical Engineering at Brigham Young University after employment with DuPont in Delaware and South Carolina. Barker served for nine years as the head of the Chemical Engineering Department at BYU until he was later appointed to be the associate dean of the College of Engineering and Technology. Barker also served on various boards, institutes and committees including the American Institute of Chemical Engineering, the American Society of Engineering Education, member of the Engineering Accreditation Committee for ABET, the committee for the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying, the Utah Board of Registration and the Utah Board of Environmental Quality.

Citation:
Deseret News Obituary: Dee H. Barker, website viewed Jan. 15, 2012 (Dee H. Barker; b. March 28, 1921, SLC; d. Februarty 16, 2008, Provo Utah; m. Katheryn Thompson, April 24, 1945; WWII; University of Utah, 1951, PhD Chemical Engineering; BYU, 1959, Chemical Engineering, Dean; DuPont, Delaware, South Carolina; American Institute of Chemical Engineering, the American Society of Engineering Education, member of the Engineering Accreditation Committee for ABET, the committee for the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying, the Utah Board of Registration and the Utah Board of Environmental Quality)

Found in 44 Collections and/or Records:

Department of Chemical Engineering sent correspondence, 1973-1991

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 375 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Documenting twenty years of the history of the Chemical Engineering Department at Brigham Young University, this collection includes a range of materials from department correspondence to the various research and experiment of both faculty and students.Includes correspondence and memos from the chairman's office, minutes of meetings, building floor plans, and information concerning policies and activities of the department.Of special interest is series 29, the Calvin...
Dates: Other: 1973-1991
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Department of Chemical Engineering records / Department of Chemical Engineering correspondence

Department of Chemical Engineering Transmission Electron Microscopy materials, 1988

 Series
Identifier: UA 375 Series 19
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Documenting twenty years of the history of the Chemical Engineering Department at Brigham Young University, this collection includes a range of materials from department correspondence to the various research and experiment of both faculty and students.Includes correspondence and memos from the chairman's office, minutes of meetings, building floor plans, and information concerning policies and activities of the department.Of special interest is series 29, the Calvin...
Dates: Other: 1988
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Department of Chemical Engineering records

Department of Chemical Engineering Valiant K. Jones materials, 1981-1984

 Series
Identifier: UA 375 Series 11
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Documenting twenty years of the history of the Chemical Engineering Department at Brigham Young University, this collection includes a range of materials from department correspondence to the various research and experiment of both faculty and students.Includes correspondence and memos from the chairman's office, minutes of meetings, building floor plans, and information concerning policies and activities of the department.Of special interest is series 29, the Calvin...
Dates: Other: 1981-1984
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Department of Chemical Engineering records

Department of Chemical Engineering Wasserman Case materials, 1989

 Series
Identifier: UA 375 Series 27
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Documenting twenty years of the history of the Chemical Engineering Department at Brigham Young University, this collection includes a range of materials from department correspondence to the various research and experiment of both faculty and students.Includes correspondence and memos from the chairman's office, minutes of meetings, building floor plans, and information concerning policies and activities of the department.Of special interest is series 29, the Calvin...
Dates: Other: 1989
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Department of Chemical Engineering records

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Education 14
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Nickel 11
Carbon monoxide 6
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Agendas 1
Budget 1
Chemical laboratories 1
Curriculum 1
Designs and plans 1
Discoveries in science 1
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Research 1
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Transmission electron microscopy 1
Travel 1
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