Background
Merkley, Donald Joseph was born on February 16, 1946 in Buffalo. Son of Eugene Joseph and Cecilia Marie (Schenk) Merkley.
Merkley, Donald Joseph was born on February 16, 1946 in Buffalo. Son of Eugene Joseph and Cecilia Marie (Schenk) Merkley.
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, University Texas, Arlington, 1969. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University Texas, Arlington, 1971.
Research intern, Manned Spacecraft Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, 1965-1968. Research assistant University Texas, Arlington, 1969-1971. Aerospace engineer United States Army Aviation and Missile Command Applied Technology Directorate, Fort Eustis, Virginia, since 1971.
Consultant Royal Aircraft Establishment, Bedford, England, 1977-1984, Army Research Office, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, since 1988, Aviation Research and Development and Engineering Center Aeromechanics Steering committee, 1988-1993. Advisory board Institute Defense Analysis, Alexandria, Virginia, since 1989.
President Williamsburg (Virginia) West Civic Association, since 1989. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (chapter president, 1970), American Helicopter Society (technical director, since 1982), Society Engineering Sciences (invited speaker), International Society for Optical Engineering, Epsilon Nu Gamma, Sigma Gamma Tau.
Married Ann Marie Moore, April 12, 1969. Childen: Edward Joseph, Michael Eugene, Julia Noelle Ember.