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. New York Times:Donald Harleman, Water Pollution Expert Who Aided Cleanups Worldwide, Dies at 82;By DAVID TULLER;October 14, 2005 The Boston Globe:Donald Harleman; engineer, professor helped protect Venice; 82;By Gloria Negri;October 18, 2005 MIT News:Memorial service for Donald Harleman set for Nov. 5;October 4, 2005
Harleman was credited with cleanup efforts of harbors around the world: Australia, Brazil, China, India, and Mexico, among others. He advised government agencies on the Boston Harbor cleanup. 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". The Boston Globe called Harleman "an internationally recognized civil engineer in the field of water quality and waste treatment". 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". Harleman was Ford Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Chronology 1922: born on December in Palmerton, Pennsylvania 1943: B.S. in civil engineering, Pennsylvania State University 1947: M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1950: Doctorate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1950: assistant professor of hydraulics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1975-1990: Ford Professor of Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1991: retired from MIT as Ford Professor emeritus 2005: died of cancer on September 28 on Nantucket, Massachusetts
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