Background
Frankel, Irwin was born on November 25, 1919 in New Orleans. Son of Louis A. and Renee (Levy) Frankel.
Frankel, Irwin was born on November 25, 1919 in New Orleans. Son of Louis A. and Renee (Levy) Frankel.
Bachelor in Engineering, Tulane University, 1942. Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Case Institute of Technology, 1948. Doctor in Chemical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1951.
Manager process development, Olin Mattheison Corporation, Niagara Falls, New York, 1957-1962; manager pilot plants, Allied Chemical Corporation, Richmond, Virginia, 1962-1973; project manager, Versar Inc., Springfield, Virginia, 1974-1978; staff member, MITRE Corporation, McLean, Virginia, 1978-1982; senior engineer, United States Synthetic Fuels Corporation, Washington, 1982-1986; senior staff engineer, Versar Inc., Springfield, 1986-1991; senior staff engineer, Science Applications International Corporation, Falls Church, Virginia, since 1991.
Chairman Commision on Public Education, Oak Lawn, Illinois, 1953-1955. Vice president, Richmond Band Society, 1968-1972. Manager Beacon Concert Orchestra, New York, 1947-1949.
Lieutenant col.USAF, 1942-1979, China, Burma, India Theatre of Operations. Fellow American Institute Chemical Engineers (chairman Virginia tidewater section 1972-1973, national capital section 1979-1980, governor programs steering committee 1979-1981), Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Married Saidee Kanoff, December 1945 (divorced November 1976). Children: Raymond E., Laurence J. Married Barbara Lazier, December 11, 1976.