Harry Constantine Gatos

Background

Gatos, Harry Constantine was born on December 27, 1921 in Greece. Came to United States, 1946, naturalized, 1955. Son of Constantine B. and Paraskevi (Merintzos) Gatos.

Education

Diploma in chemistry, University Athens, Greece, 1945. Master of Arts in Chemistry, Indiana University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1950.

Doctor of Science, Indiana University, 1983.

Career

Instructor University Athens, 1943-1946. Member research staff Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1948-1952. From section leader to division head solid state division Lincoln Laboratory, 1955-1964.

Professor materials science and electrical engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1962-1990, professor emeritus, since 1990. Research engineer E.I. duPont de Nemours & Company, Inc., 1952-1955. Consultant to industry, government, since 1962.

Achievements

• Harry Constantine Gatos has been listed as a noteworthy engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Longy School Music, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Electrochemical Society (honorary member, president 1967-1968), Materials Research Society (president 1972-1975), American Physical Society, American Institute Metallurgical Engineers, National Academy Engineering, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Academy Athens (correspondent), Cambridge Society for Early Music (trustee).

Connections

Married Dawn Spiropoulos, July 15, 1950 (divorced 1980). Children: Pamela Dawn, Niki Ann, Constantine Harry. Married Ronna M. Galipeau, April 10, 1988.

Father:

Constantine B. Gatos

Mother:

Paraskevi (Merintzos) Gatos

Spouse:

Dawn Spiropoulos

Spouse:

Ronna M. Galipeau

child:

Niki Ann Gatos

child:

Constantine Harry Gatos

child:

Pamela Dawn Gatos