Chester Lee Balestra

Background

Balestra, Chester Lee was born on June 21, 1943 in Decatur, Alabama, United States. Son of Lee and Mildred Balestra.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1966; Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1971.

Career

Research chemist, Eastman Kodak Corporation, Rochester, New York, 1971-1974; surface physicist, Thermo Electron Corporation, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1974-1978; member technical staff, Texas Instruments, Inc., Dallas, 1978-1981; engineering manager, Solid State Science Corporation, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, 1981-1982; engineering manager, Edgerton, Germeshauser, and Greer, Salem, Massachusetts, 1982-1983; chief electronics engineer, McDonnell Douglas Corporation, St. Louis, since 1983.

Achievements

• Chester Lee Balestra has been listed as a noteworthy Electrical engineer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Electrochemical Society, American Vacuum Society, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Patricia Souza, August 27, 1966. Children: Scott Anthony, Mark Andrew, Joel Alan.

Father:

Lee Balestra

Mother:

Mildred Balestra

Spouse:

Patricia Souza

child:

Scott Anthony Balestra

child:

Joel Alan Balestra

child:

Mark Andrew Balestra