Background
Metz, Donald Joseph was born on May 18, 1924 in Brooklyn. Son of Emil Arthur and Madeline Margaret (Maas) Metz.
Metz, Donald Joseph was born on May 18, 1924 in Brooklyn. Son of Emil Arthur and Madeline Margaret (Maas) Metz.
Foreign three years he was in the Infantry in Europe, yet upon his return he once again enrolled in Saint Francis College and completed his Bachelor of Surgery in Chemistry in 1947. Metz went on to conduct graduate work at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and was granted an Master of Surgery in 1949, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Chemistry in 1955.
Metz"s research focused on the effects of radiation on polymerization. Metz began his undergraduate education at Saint Francis College in 1941, yet it was interrupted by World World War World War II Brookhaven National Laboratory
In 1954, Metz joined the staff at Brookhaven National Laboratory in the Nuclear Engineering Department. While there he was appointed Supervisor of Radiation Research in the Radiation Division.
By 1972, Metz headed the Chemical Sciences Division in the Department of Applied Sciences.
To pursue his interest in science education Doctor Metz relinquished his position in 1985 to become the head of the Office of Educational Programs (Oxford Economic Papers). In 1993, Metz retired after having expanded the Oxford Economic Papers, oversaw the creation of a new Science Learning Center, and started at Brookhaven, what would become a nationwide educators program at Doctorate.O.E. laboratory"son
Metz also gave two Laboratory-wide lectures while at BNL. The 70th Brookhaven Lecture on Radiation and Organic Liquids and the 169th Brookhaven Lecture on Energy Future: A Prime for Secondary School Teachers. Saint Francis College
From 1947 to 1976 Metz was a Professor of Chemistry and Physics at Saint Francis College.
During his tenure, Metz was known to be a devoted professor, so although he worked full-time at Brookhaven National Laboratory, he would teach classes on Saturdays.
A few years after Metz retired in 1993, Donald and Dorothy Metz donated $100,000 to establish a scholarship program for the disabled children of Brookhaven lab employees. Named the Gorman-Metz scholarship in memory of Mr. and Mistress
Metz"s parents, the award was given for the first time in March 1997. The awardees have been chosen by the National Center for Disability Services, and the scholarship has been administered by Brookhaven"s Diversity Office.
With United States Army, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations.
Married Dorothy Gorman, August 30, 1947.