Background
Smith, John Francis was born on May 9, 1923 in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. Son of Peter Francis and Johanna Teresa (Spandle) Smith.
Smith, John Francis was born on May 9, 1923 in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. Son of Peter Francis and Johanna Teresa (Spandle) Smith.
Bachelor with distinction, U. Missouri-Kansas City, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1953.
Graduate assistant, Iowa State University, Ames, 1948-1953; faculty and research scientist, Iowa State University, Ames, 1953-1988 department chairman, division chief Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, 1966-1970. Consultant Texas Instruments, Inc., Dallas and Attleboro, Massachusetts, 1958-1963, Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, 1964-1970, Iowa Highway Commission, Ames, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, 1984-1988, bureau standards National Institute Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland., 1988-1991, Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, New Mexico,1991-1992, American Society for Microbiology International, Cleveland, since 1992.
Member former commander Ames-Boone Squadron Civil Air Patrol, 1970-1975. With United States Navy, 1942-1946, PTO, commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1946-1964. Fellow American Institute Chemists, American Society for Microbiology (chairman Des Moines chapter 1966).
Member American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, Materials Research Society, American Legion, Silent Knights, Inc. (trustee 1980-1996), Experimental Aircraft Association, Alpha Sigma Mu (trustee 1984-1986).
Married Evelyn Ann Ross, September 1, 1947 (deceased July 1994). Children— Mark Francis, Letitia Ann Smith Harder. Married Eileen R. Ross, April 12, 1997.