Background
Kaufman, John Gilbert was born on October 14, 1931 in Baltimore. Son of John Gilbert Senior and Emma (Langville) Kaufman.
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John Gilbert Kaufman
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Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Carnegie Technology, 1953; Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Carnegie Technology, 1954; Master of Science in Metallurgy, Carnegie-Mellon U., 1975.
Career
Manager engineering properties, Aluminum Company of America laboratories, Alcoa Center, Pennsylvania, 1971-1975;
manager fabrication technical, Aluminum Company of America laboratories, Alcoa Center, Pennsylvania, 1979-1980;
manager technical development, Aluminum Company of America laboratories, Pittsburgh, 1976-1979;
director research, Atlantic Richfield Company Aluminum Company, Louisville, 1980-1982;
director research, Atlantic Richfield Company Metals, Chicago, 1982-1984;
vice president research and development, Atlantic Richfield Company Metals, Chicago, 1984-1985;
president, National Materials Property Data Network, New York City, Columbus, Ohio., 1985-1993;
vice president technical, The Aluminum Association, Washington, 1993-1996;
director engineering, The Aluminum Association, Washington, 1996-1998;
president, Kaufman Associations, Columbus, since 1999. Manager materials property data, numeric and factual data American Chemical Society, 1987-1993. Member task force on materials information Committee on Data for Science and Technology, 1988-1992.
Board directors Actis Inc., 1989. Chairman American Society for Microbiology International Committee on Material Property Databases, since 1995.
Achievements
Membership
Member United States of America National Committee for CODATA, 1991-1996. Chairman CODATA task force onmaterials database management, 1993-1998. Member ICSTI commission on chemical databases, 1991-1993.
Member International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry commission on chemical databases, 1991-1993. Fellow American Society for Microbiology International (life), American Society Materials (government public affairs committee 1994-1996). Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (aluminum research committee 1994-1996), American Society for Testing and Materials (honorary.mem., Chairman of Commission E-49 computerization 1986-1990, board directors 1979-1982), National Materials Advisory Board (committee application of computers to materials science 1991-1994), AFS (aluminum division Executive Committee since 1995), the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (aluminum division Executive Committee 1994-1996).
Connections
Married Ruth Hobbs, June 13, 1953. Children: John Gilbert III, Ruth Ann, Keith Carlin.
