Background
Caton, Jerald Allen was born on June 3, 1949 in Merced, California, United States. Son of Frank F. and Pricilla Caton.
Caton, Jerald Allen was born on June 3, 1949 in Merced, California, United States. Son of Frank F. and Pricilla Caton.
AS, Merced Junior College, 1969; Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of California Berkeley, 1972; Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of California Berkeley, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1979.
Student engineer, Shell Oil Corporation, Martinez, California, 1970; student engineer, Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, California, 1971; research assistant, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 1972-1973; research engineer, General Motors Research laboratories, Warren, Michigan, 1973-1976; research assistant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1976-1979; visiting scientist, Sandia National laboratories, Livermore, California, 1987-1988, 93-94; assistant professor, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, Texas, 1979-1985; associate professor, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, Texas, 1985-1991; professor mechanic engineering, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, Texas, since 1991; director graduate program, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, Texas, since 1994. Consultant various organizations, since 1980. Advisor unites states department Commerce, 1986-1990.
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (committee chairman 1973, editor journals. 1987-1993), Society Automotive Engineers, Combustion Institute (advisor since 1986, Treasurer since 1988), American Society Engineering Education, American Chemical Society.
Married Roberta Ann Burns, May 26, 1973. C: Jacob, Lewis, Kassandra.