Background
Ditmars, John David was born on October 16, 1943 in Trenton, New Jersey, United States. Son of J. Henry and Virginia (Hackenberger) Ditmars.
Ditmars, John David was born on October 16, 1943 in Trenton, New Jersey, United States. Son of J. Henry and Virginia (Hackenberger) Ditmars.
Biosystems Engineering, Princeton University, 9650. Master of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1971.
Assistant professor, Massachusetts Institute Technology, Cambridge, 1970-1972; assistant professor, U. Delaware, Newark, 1972-1976; project director, Roy F. Weston, Inc., West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1988-1989; engineer, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1976-1988; senior engineer, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, since 1989. Consultant various engineering/industrial firms, since 1970. Member grants panel CharlesA. Lindbergh Fund.
Member American Society of Civil Engineers (Executive Committee 1984-1988), American Geophysical Union.
Married Judith Smith, 1966. 4 children.