Background
Mecholsky, John Joseph was born on July 24, 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Joseph and Rachel Helen (Battaglia) Mecholsky.
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John Joseph Mecholsky
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Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Catholic U. American, 1966; Master of Civil Engineering in Structural Engineering, Catholic U. American, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, Catholic U. American, 1973.
Career
Assistant design engineer, Naval Facilities Engineer Command, Washington, 1966-1967; structural research engineer, Naval Ship R & D Center, Carderock, Maryland., 1967-1972; ceramics research engineer, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1972-1979; member technical staff, Sandia National laboratories, Albuquerque, 1979-1984; associate professor, Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, 1984-1989; professor materials science, U. Florida, Gainesville, Florida, since 1990. Consultant General Motors, General Electric, Carborundum.
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Membership
Chairman Save Takoma Park (Maryland.) Committee, 1973-1975. Board of Governors Catholic U. AlumniAssn., 1983-1991. Board directors St. Pat's School, 1993-1995.
Member parent board Boy Scouts American. Board directors Alachua County Youth Orchestra, since 1995. Member parish county St. Augustine's Parish, since 1997.
Fellow American Ceramic Society. Member National Institute Ceramic Engineers (Schwartzwalder-Professional Achievement in Ceramic Engineering award 1984), American Society of Civil Engineers (Fall award 1966), American Society for Testing and Materials (research award 1971), Sigma Xi.
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Married Susan Marie Kurtz, June 4, 1966. Children: John Jacob, Nicholas Alexander, Kristopher Michael, Sarah Rachel.
