Background
Dudziak, Donald John was born on January 6, 1935 in Alden, New York, United States. Son of Joseph and Josephine Mary (Ratajczak) Dudziak.
Dudziak, Donald John was born on January 6, 1935 in Alden, New York, United States. Son of Joseph and Josephine Mary (Ratajczak) Dudziak.
Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering, United States Merchant Marine Academy, 1956. Master of Science in Radiation Biology/Radiological Physics, University Rochester, New York, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Mathematics, University Pittsburgh, 1963.
Commissioned ensign, United States Navy, 1956;
advanced through grades to captain, United States Navy
senior engineer, Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, Pittsburgh, 1957-1965;
staff member, University of California-Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, 1965-1968, 69-74;
associate and alternate group leader, University of California-Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, 1974-1978;
group leader, University of California-Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, 1978-1981;
deputy group leader, section leader, University of California-Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, 1982-1988;
laboratory fellow, University of California-Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, since 1988;
retired, United States Navy, 1995;
professor, head department nuclear engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, since 1990;
president, Pinorealosa Corp, 1989-1990. Visiting professor University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1968-1969. Adjunct Professor U. New Mexico, 1966, Kansas State University, 1989-1990.
Guest scientist Swiss Federal Institute ReactorRsch., Wuerenlingen, 1982-1991. Member laboratory microfusion facility steering committee unites states department Energy, 1986-1990, inertial confinement fusion advising committee, 1992-1996. Vice chair accelerator production of tritium review panel LosAlamos National Laboratory, since 1995.
Chairman fusion technical working group Neutronics, Brookhaven, New York, 1975. Member National Nuc. Accrediting Board, National Academy Nuc. Training, since 1998.
Consultant nuclear power schools United States Navy, 1962-1965. Consultant Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1993-1996, TSI Research Company, since 1992, United States Nuc. Regulatory Commission, 1997, American Council on Education, since 1995, Duke U., since 1997.
Vice-chairman Los Alamos County Planning and Zoning Commission, 1969-1974. Fellow American Nuclear Society (division chair 1972-1973, 77-78, 92-93, general chair fusion energy division national meeting 1994). Member American Society Engineering Education, United States Naval Institute, Los Alamos Sunrise Kiwanis (treasurer 1987-1989), Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Judith Ann Staib, August 22, 1959. Children: Alan Joseph, Matthew John, Karin Marie.