Background
Flipse, John Edward was born on February 4, 1921 in Montville, New Jersey, United States.
mechanical engineer naval architect
Flipse, John Edward was born on February 4, 1921 in Montville, New Jersey, United States.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1942; Mechanical and Materials Engineering, New York University, 1948.
Senior engineer, ship stabilization department head, marine division, Sperry Gyroscope Company, Great Neck, New York, 1955-1957;
research engineer, director research, manager systems department, assistant to president, Newport News (Virginia) Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, 1957-1968;
chairman, president, chief Executive officer, Deepsea Ventures, Inc., Gloucester, Virginia, 1968-1977;
president, chief Executive officer, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical Research Foundation, College Station, 1983-1984;
deputy director, Texas Engineering Experiment Station, 1985-1988;
distinguished professor civil and ocean engineering, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., 1982-1992;
associate dean engineering, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1984-1988;
associate deputy chancellor for engineering, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1984-1989;
Wofford Cain professor engineering, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1988-1991;
director Offshore Technology Research Center, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1988-1991;
director emeritus, since 1991. Chairman National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere, 1985-1986. Member marine board National Research Council, 1979-1984, chairman, 1982-1984.
Member marine facilities panel United States/Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources, since 1980. Member marine petroleum and minerals advising committee Department Commerce, 1974-1975. Expert member United States delegation to Law of the Sea Conference, United Nations, 1975-1976.
Consultant, lecturer in field.
Member dean's advisory county School Engineering & Applied Science, University of Virginia, 1995-1998. Fellow Marine Technology Society (president 1985-1987), Society Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (past chairman technical and research steering committee). Member National Academy Engineering (membership policy committee 1987-1990, membership committee 1987-1990, peer review committee 1985-1986), Virginia Institute Marine Science (vice Chairman, Board Of Directors 1968-1976). M C.