Background
Zahalak, George Ireneus was born on June 8, 1939 in Lviw, Ukraine. Came to the United States, 1953. Son of Theodore and Irene (Posacka) Zahalak.
Zahalak, George Ireneus was born on June 8, 1939 in Lviw, Ukraine. Came to the United States, 1953. Son of Theodore and Irene (Posacka) Zahalak.
Bachelor of Civil Engineering, City College of New York, 1961. Master of Science, Columbia University, 1968. Doctor in Engineering Science, Columbia University, 1972.
Maintenance officer, post engineer, United States Army Corps Engineers, France, 1961-1964; structural designer, Grumman Aerospace Corporation, Bethpage, New York, 1965-1966; research assistant, Columbia University, New York City, 1966-1972; assistant professor, Brown U., Providence, 1972-1976; associate professor mechanic engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, 1976-1982; professor mechanic engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, since 1982.
First lieutenant United States Army, 1961-1964. Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute Medical and Biological Engineering. Member American Association of University Professors, Biophysics Society, American Society Biomechanics, United States National Committee on Biomechanics.
Married Marta Laskewycz, November 11, 1961. Children: Tatyana Marta, Julian Theodore.