Background
Cermak, James Otto was born on November 5, 1937 in Baltimore. Son of James Joseph and Erna Matilda (Schellhase) Cermak.
Cermak, James Otto was born on November 5, 1937 in Baltimore. Son of James Joseph and Erna Matilda (Schellhase) Cermak.
BME, Cornell University, 1960. Master of Science, University Maryland, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, University Maryland, 1966.
Engineer, Martin Company, Middle River, Maryland., 1961-1963; engineer, United States Atomic Energy Commission, Bethesda, Maryland., 1963-1966; manager thermal-hydraulic experimentation, Westinghouse, Pittsburgh, 1966-1971; manager safety analysis, Westinghouse, Pittsburgh, 1971-1978; manager systems design, Westinghouse, Pittsburgh, 1978-1980; technical director, Nuclear Projects, Inc., Rockville, Maryland., 1980-1987; consultant, Cermak Fletcher Associations, Inc., Gaithersburg, Maryland., since 1987. Member Nuclear Safety Review Board, St. Louis, since 1984, Nuclear Safety Review Committee, Burlington, Kansas, since 1980, Nuclear Safety Audit and Review Board, Rochester, New York, since 1989.
Member American Nuclear Society (chairman honors and awards, thermal hydraulic division since 1963), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (K-13 nucleonics heat transfer committee since 1963), Pi Delta Epsilon, Sigma Xi.
Married Carol Ann Stricker, August 5, 1961. Children: Dawn, Erin, Gail, Renee, Robin, James World War II.