Alan O'Neil Sykes

Background

Sykes, Alan O'Neil was born on May 19, 1925 in St. Regis Falls, New York, United States. Son of Edwin Gilchrist and Dorothy Grace (O'Neil) Sykes.

Education

AB, Cornell Univercity, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Catholic U. American, 1968.

Career

With, United States Navy Department, Washington, 1948-1981; various research positions, David Taylor Research Center, Carderock, Maryland., 1948-1965; science officer, United States Office Naval Research, Arlington, Virginia, 1966-1981; researcher, Resonics Inc., Cabin John, Maryland., 1982; president, Acoustical Research & Applications, Vienna, Virginia, since 1983.

Achievements

• Alan O"Neil Sykes has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Navy, 1944-1946. Fellow Acoustical Society American. Member Washington Academy Sciences, New York Academy Sciences, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocation: photography.

Connections

Married Emily Jean Adams, December, 1951. Children: Alan O'Neil, Edward Adams.

Father:

Edwin Gilchrist Sykes

Mother:

Dorothy Grace (O'Neil) Sykes

Spouse:

Emily Jean Adams

child:

Edward Adams Sykes

child:

Alan O'Neil Sykes