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Kennedy, Francis Edward was born on September 6, 1941 in Rochdale, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Francis Edward and Margaret Mary (Toomey) Kennedy.
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Francis Edward Kennedy, American engineering educator. Recipient Ralph Teetor award, Society Automotive Engineers, Detroit, 1976. Fellow: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Burt Newkirk Tribology award 1976), Society Tribologists & Lubrication Engineers (President Council Research award 1988, A. Sonntag Best Paper award 1993); member: Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Worcester Polytech. Institute, 1963; Master of Science, Stanford University, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, Rensselaer Polytech.
Institute, 1973; Master of Arts, Dartmouth College, 1993.
Career
Development engineer Wyman Gordon Company, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1967—1969. Research associate Rensselaer Polytech Institute, Troy, New York, 1973—1974. From assistant professor to professor engineering Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, since 1974.
Fulbright lecturer Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, 1992—1993. Lieutenant United States Army, 1965-1967.
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Fellow: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Burt Newkirk Tribology award 1976), Society Tribologists & Lubrication Engineers (President Council Research award 1988, A. Sonntag Best Paper award 1993). Member: Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi.
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Married Pattrawadi Chayangkura Kennedy, August 14, 1970. Children: Daniel Francis, Dara Margaret.
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Religion
Roman Catholic