Background
Bast, John Clark was born on January 24, 1944 in Buffalo. Son of Henry Brooks and Dolores Ann (OBrien) Bast.
Bast, John Clark was born on January 24, 1944 in Buffalo. Son of Henry Brooks and Dolores Ann (OBrien) Bast.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York, 1966. Degree (honorary), University Vienna, Austria, 1966. Master of Science in Organic Chemistry, University New Hampshire, 1968.
Degree (honorary), University Marburg, Germany, 1969. Master of Arts in German, University New Hampshire, 1970. Master of Education in Administration and Supervision, University New Hampshire, 1980.
Master of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science, University New Hampshire, 1985.
Product line manager electrochemistry and atomic absorption spectroscopy Beckman Instruments GmbH, Munich, 1970-1973. Translator, examiner Patent Office, 1973-1974. Science teacher Winnisquam Regional Middle and High School, Tilton, New Hampshire, 1974-1975.
Teacher chemistry, physics, mathematics, German Masconomet Regional High School, Topsfield, Massachusetts, 1975-1983. Software engineer, system analyst Lockheed-Sanders, Nashua, New Hampshire, 1983-1990. Teacher chemistry, chairman science department American College Sofia, Bulgaria, 1995-1996.
Retired, 1996.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, United States Chess Federation.
Married Katharine Marie Newkirk.