Background
Sacco,, Albert was born on May 3, 1949 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Albert and Sarah Kathleen Sacco.
Sacco,, Albert was born on May 3, 1949 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Albert and Sarah Kathleen Sacco.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1977.
Faculty, to professor chemical engineering Worcester (Massachusetts) Polytechnic Insurance, since 1977, head department chemical engineering, since 1989. Astronaut, payload specialist National Aeronautics and Space Administration STS-73, 1995. Principal investigator Zeolite Crystal Growth experiments, STS-73.
Consultant, fields of catalysis, solid/gas contacting, and equipment design for space applications. Former co-owner restaurant business, Boston. Invited expert joint United States/European North Atlantic Treaty Organization Advanced Study Institute, 1989.
Member of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (technical committee on space processing 1990-1995), American Institute of Chemical Engineers (treasurer We. section 1979-1982), Association Space Explorers-United States of America, American Carbon Society (advisory board), North America Catalysis Society (New England representative 1985-1989), New England Catalysis Society (president 1983-1985).
Married Teran Lee Gardner, November 1971. 4 children.