Background
Taylor, John Joseph was born on February 27, 1922 in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States. Son of John Juris Doctor and Johanna F. (Thibideau) Taylor.
Taylor, John Joseph was born on February 27, 1922 in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States. Son of John Juris Doctor and Johanna F. (Thibideau) Taylor.
Bachelor, St. John's University, Jamaica, New York, 1942. Doctor of Science (honorary), St. John's University, Jamaica, New York, 1975. Master of Science, University Notre Dame, Indiana, 1947.
Mathematician Bendix Aviation Corporation, Teterboro, New Jersey, 1946-1947. Engineer Kellex Corporation, New York City, 1947-1950. Vice president water reactor division Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh, 1950-1981.
Vice president nuclear power Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California, 1981-1995. Energy consultant, since 1995. Advisory committee Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, 1973-1983, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1986-1992, Institute for Nuclear Power Operations, 1988-1995.
Advisory committee Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, 1980-1986, board directors. Consultant Office Technology Assessment, Washington, 1975-1993. International advisory group International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, 1992-1995.
Nuclear research review committee National Research Council, 1995-1997. Member United States-Russian Commission on Weapons Plutonium Disposition, 1996-2001, National Academy Board Radioactive Waste Management, 1998-2001, Department of Energy Nuclear Energy Research Advisory Board, 1998-2002. Co-chair Atoms for Peace Study, Livermore Laboratory, 2003-2004.
Committee on review of Department Energy Nuclear Energy Research and Development, National Academy, 2006-2007. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1942-1945.
Board regents emeritus St. Mary's College, Moraga, California, Bd of Regents emeritus, St. Patrick's University California. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, American Nuclear Society (board directors, Walter Zinn award 1993, Nuclear Builders award, 2007). Member National Academy of Engineering (chair), Electrical Power/Energy Systems Engineers.
Married Lorraine Crowley, February 5, 1943. Children: John B., Nancy M., Susan M.