Harry D. Gafney

Background

Gafney, Harry D. was born on April 21, 1943 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Harry Dabol and Ruth (Fitzgerald) Gafney.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Massachusetts, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, Wayne State University, 1970.

Career

Fellow, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1970-1972; fellow, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1972-1973; assistant professor of chemistry, Queens College, CUNY, Flushing, 1973-1977; associate professor, Queens College, CUNY, Flushing, 1978-1981; professor, Queens College, CUNY, Flushing, since 1982. Visiting scientist, Dow Chemical Company. Consultant Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, 1977-1983, Corning (New York), Inc., since 1978, fiber optics fabricator, since 1994.

Program officer, National Science Foundation, 1977-1998.

Achievements

• Harry D. Gafney has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President North Woodbury (New York) Civic Association, since 1976. Member American Chemical Society, New York Academy Science, Materials Research Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon.

Connections

Married Patricia Jane Sattler, September 9, 1967. Children: David, Brian.

Father:

Harry Dabol Gafney

Mother:

Ruth (Fitzgerald) Gafney

Spouse:

Patricia Jane Sattler

child:

Brian Gafney

child:

David Gafney