Background
Rossettos, John Nicholas was born on March 11, 1932 in Nisyros, Dodecanese, Greece. Son of Nicholas John and Calliope Nicholas (Violis) Rossettos.
Mechanical engineering educator
Rossettos, John Nicholas was born on March 11, 1932 in Nisyros, Dodecanese, Greece. Son of Nicholas John and Calliope Nicholas (Violis) Rossettos.
Bachelor of Science and Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1964.
Staff engineer Massachusetts Institute of Technology Aeroclastic Laboratory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1954-1956. Research engineer United Aircraft Research center, East Hartford, Connecticut, 1956-1957. Senior engineer American Science & Engineering, Cambridge, 1957-1959.
Aerospace scientist National Aeronautics and Space Administration Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, 1964-1966. Senior staff scientist Avco Corporation, Wilmington, Massachusetts, 1966-1969. Professor mechanical engineering Northeastern University, Boston, since 1970.
Consultant United States Army Matls. Technology Laboratory, Watertown, Massachusetts, 1987-1988, Avco Systems Division, Wilmington, Massachusetts, 1981-1984. Visiting associate professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1970.
Research associate Harvard University, 1979.
Member parish county Greek Orthodox Church, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1974-1977. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate), American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Member American Academy Mechanics.
Married Elizabeth Joy Pureka, June 23, 1963. Children: Nicholas, Linda.