Background
Houska, Charles Robert was born on May 16, 1927 in Cleveland. Son of Charles and Anna (Gehrke) Houska.
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Charles Robert Houska
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Education
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1951; S.M. Entertainment in Metallurgy, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1954; Doctor of Science in Metallurgy, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1957.
Career
Member research staff department physics, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1951-1952; department metallurgy, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1957-1959; member research staff, Union Carbide Research Institute, Tarrytown, New York, 1959-1963; associate professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University at Blacksburg, 1963-1965; professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University at Blacksburg, 1965-1969; professor, head metals and ceramic engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University at Blacksburg, 1969-1971; professor materials engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University at Blacksburg, since 1971.
Achievements
Membership
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946. Member American Institute Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers, American Crystallographic Association, Sigma Xi, Alpha Sigma Museum.
Connections
Married Mary Frances Dittmer, August 15, 1953. Children— Catherine Mary, Robert Bradford, Susan Sanford.
