Gerald Wilks
Bio
Just the Essential Info on Gerald (Jerry) Wilks:
• Work experience in the steel and oil industries – 12 years in the steel industry and ~27 years in the oil industry. Also 4 years in the Air Force.
• Oil industry experience primarily in refining and downhole metallurgy & corrosion
• Three degrees from IIT: BS Met. Eng. (’72), MS Met. Eng (’82), & MS Chem. Eng (’05)
• Three patents: one for a chemical process and two for steel heat treating processes
• Several previous papers for NACE, European Creep Collaborative Committee, & HIDA-5 Conferences. Two papers in Europe and the rest at US conferences.
• US military experience in the Air Force: Biloxi, MS; Karamursel, Turkey (3 years) and San Antonio, TX
• Can speak Turkish & Spanish
• Current Title: Senior Corrosion & Materials Engineer - Lemont Refinery, CITGO Petroleum Inc.
• Married, two children, my wife is a professor teaching Turkish and Persian languages at Northwestern University.
Personal Information
Full Name
Mr.
Gerald
W
Wilks
Membership
Years Member:
10
Active Memberships:
AIChE Member
Chicago Local Section
Roles
AIChE Chicago Local Section (Vice Chair)
Work
Industry:
Engineering, Procurement & Construction
Job Function:
Plant Engineering
Citgo Petro Corp
Corrosion & Materials Engineer
Education
Bachelors
Illinois Institute of Technology
Other Engineering
Masters
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chemical Engineering
Location
Address Type (primary):
Work
135th St & New Ave
Lemont
IL
United States
Contact Information
gwilks@citgo.com
Phone Number:
(708) 799-0775
Home
Fax Number:
(630) 257-4878
Organization