John Francis Mc Carthy

Background

Carthy, John Francis Mc was born on August 28, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Francis and Margaret Josephine (Bartwood) McCarthy.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1950; S.M. Entertainment in Aero. Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy in Aeronautics an Physics, California Institute Technology, 1962.

Career

Supervisor air/ground communications, Trans World Airlines, Rome, 1946-1947; project manager aeroelastic and structures research laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1951-1955; professor aerospace and astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1971-1978; operations analyst, Headquarters SAC, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, 1955-1959; director, assistant chief engineer, Apollo, Space division North America Aviation, Inc., Downey, California, 1961-1966; vice president, Los Angeles division/Space division, Rockwell International Corporation, 1966-1971; director and professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Space Research, 1974-1978; director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, 1978-1982; vice president, general manager, Electromech. division Northrop Corporation, from 1982. Director ENSCO, Inc., Springfield, Virginia, MacNeal-Schwendler Corporation, Los Angeles. Member International Council Aero.

Sciences, Cologne, Germany, from 1978, United States Air Force Science Advisory Board, Washington, 1970-1982. Member science advisory group JointChiefs of Staff, Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff, Offutt Air Force Base, 1976-1981. Committee member Energy Engineering Board, Assembly Engineering, National Research Council, 1979,Aeronautics an Space Engineering Board, National Research Council., from 1984.

Consultant in field; consultant Office of Undersec. Defense for Research and Engineering.

Achievements

• Patentee impact landing system.

Membership

Campaign chairman Downey Community Hospital, 1968-1969. Board of Governors National Space Club, Washington, 1978-1982. Chairman Federal Executive Board, Cleveland, 1979-1980.

Member of advisory board for department mechanic engineering, aero engineering and mechanics Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, from 1981. Chairman of the Board Technology Exchange Center, OrangeCounty, California, from 1982. Business Board of Governors The Register, Orange County, California, from 1984.

Served with United States Army Air Force, 1944-1946. Fellow American Astronautical Society, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (director 1975-1976), Royal Aero. Society (London); member National Academy Engineering, American Society Engineering Education (Executive Committee aerospace division 1969-1972), American Management Association (president's council from 1978), Sigma Xi, Sigma Gamma Tau.

Connections

Married Camille Dian Martinez, May 4, 1968. Children: Margaret I., Megan, Jamie M., Nicole E., John F.

Father:

John Francis McCarthy

Mother:

Margaret Josephine (Bartwood) McCarthy

Spouse:

Camille Dian Martinez

child:

John F. Carthy

child:

Jamie M. Carthy

child:

Megan Carthy

child:

Margaret I. Carthy

child:

Nicole E. Carthy