Background
Halasi-Kun, George Joseph was born on July 28, 1916 in Zagreb, Austria-Hungary. Son of Tibor and Priscilla (Tholt) Halasi-K. came to the United States, 1958, naturalized, 1963.
Halasi-Kun, George Joseph was born on July 28, 1916 in Zagreb, Austria-Hungary. Son of Tibor and Priscilla (Tholt) Halasi-K. came to the United States, 1958, naturalized, 1963.
Bachelor summa cum laude, College of Budapest, 1934. Master of Science in Civil Engineering summa cum laude, Institute of Technology, Budapest, 1938. C.E., Slovak Technology University, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, 1949.
Dr.Eng.Sci., Technology University, Braunschweig, Germany, 1968. Doctor of Science (honorary), University J.P Pécs, Hungary, 1993. Doctor of Science (honorary), Agriculture University Budapest, 1995.
Director water engineering, associate professor Technology University. Also professor College Water Engineering, Kosice, Czechoslovakia, 1948-1953. Manager-chief engineer Pozemne Stavby Construction Company, 1954-1957.
Project manager, associate Columbia University, New York City, 1958-1971, chairman seminar water resources, since 1967. Research associate Technology University, Braunschweig, 1969-1971. Adjunct professor New York Institute of Technology, 1971-1976.
Visiting professor Rutgers University, 1976-1979. Adjunct professor Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1979-1984. State topographic engineer New Jersey Environmental Protection Department, 1971-1991.
Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Geological Society of America, Croatian Hungarian Society of Sciences and Art. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Professors, International Water Resources Association, American Water Resources Association, American Congress Surveying and Mapping, American Institute Hydrology, New Jersey Academy of Sciences, Société des Ingénieurs et Scientifiques de France.
Married Elisabeth Christina Szorad., March 10, 1945. Children: Beatrice, Georgie.