A British chemical engineer best known as a coauthor and editor for a series of six textbooks entitled Chemical Engineering, which were first published in 1954. After gaining a BSc and PhD in chemical engineering at Imperial College, London, ‘Jack’ joined the academic staff there before being appointed as head of the department of chemical engineering at the University of Swansea in 1960 where he remained until his retirement in 1987. He was president of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (1975–76). He was awarded an OBE in 1981 for services to industry based on his various government involvements.