Background
Semerjian, Hratch Gregory was born on October 22, 1943 in Istanbul, Turkey. Son of Krikor and Diruhi Semerjian. came to the United States, 1966.
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Hratch Gregory Semerjian
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Hratch Gregory Semerjian, American federal agency administrator. Hagopian scholar Robert College, 1961-1964, A.M.&F. corporation fellow, 1965, C.B. Keen fellow Brown University, 1969; recipient Silver medal Department Commerce, Washington, 1984, Gold medal United States Department Commerce, Washington, 1995, Brown Engineering Alumni medal, 1997; named Federal Engineer of Year, National Society of Professional Engineers, Washington, 1991.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Robert College, Istanbul, 1966. Master of Science in Engineering, Brown University, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering, Brown University, 1972.
Career
Research assistant division engineering, Brown U., Providence, 1966-1970; lecturer chemistry, U. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1971-1973; research engineer, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft United Technologies Corporation, East Hartford, Connecticut, 1973-1977; group leader Center for Chemical Technology, National Bureau Standards (now National Institute Standards and Technology), Gaithersburg, Maryland., 1977-1987; division chief Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory, National Bureau Standards (now National Institute Standards and Technology), Gaithersburg, Maryland., 1987-1992; director Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory, National Bureau Standards (now National Institute Standards and Technology), Gaithersburg, Maryland., since 1992. Organizer technical sessions, conferences and symposiums for various professional organizations, since 1978.
Achievements
Membership
Member parish council St. George Armenian Apostolic Church, Hartford, Connecticut, 1975-1977. Chairman parish council, director choir St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church, Washington, since 1977. Coach youth soccer Montgomery Soccer Inc., Rockville, Maryland, 1978-1981.
Member Ani Armenian Choral Group, Washington, since 1988. Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Chemical Society, Combustion Institute, National Academy of Engineering.
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Married Sona Kohar Kurkciyan, July 12, 1969 (deceased 1983). Children: Tamar, Ara. Married Ayda Karabal, February 8, 1986 (divorced 1994).
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Hagopian scholar Robert College, 1961-1964, A.M.&F. corporation fellow, 1965, C.B. Keen fellow Brown University, 1969. Recipient Silver medal Department Commerce, Washington, 1984, Gold medal United States Department Commerce, Washington, 1995, Brown Engineering Alumni medal, 1997. Named Federal Engineer of Year, National Society of Professional Engineers, Washington, 1991.Hagopian scholar Robert College, 1961-1964, A.M.&F. corporation fellow, 1965, C.B. Keen fellow Brown University, 1969. Recipient Silver medal Department Commerce, Washington, 1984, Gold medal United States Department Commerce, Washington, 1995, Brown Engineering Alumni medal, 1997. Named Federal Engineer of Year, National Society of Professional Engineers, Washington, 1991.