Background
O'Connell, John Paul was born on September 19, 1938 in Morristown, New Jersey, United States. Son of Hugh Mellen and Helen Mae (Evans) O'C.
educator researcher chemical engineer
O'Connell, John Paul was born on September 19, 1938 in Morristown, New Jersey, United States. Son of Hugh Mellen and Helen Mae (Evans) O'C.
AB, Pomona College, 1961. Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1961. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962.
Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1967.
Acting instructor chemical engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1965;
assistant professor chemical engineering, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1966-1969;
associate professor chemical engineering, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1969-1974;
professor chemical engineering, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1974-1988;
professor chemical engineering, chairman chemical engineering Department, University Virginia, Charlottesville, since 1988. Visiting associate professor University of California, Los Angeles, 1973, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1973, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 1973-1974. Chairman chemical engineer department U. Florida, Gainesville, 1981-1984.
Visiting professor Danmarks Tekniske Hojskole, Lyngby, Denmark, 1985. Consultant Union Carbide corporation, South Charleston, West Virginia, since 1976.
Association Danforth Foundation, St. Louis, since 1967. Member of advisory committee chemical process engineering division National Science Foundation, Washington, 1979-1981. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Chemical Engineers (Outstanding Student Chapter Counselor 1981, programming coordinator 1986-1988, program chair annual meeting San Francisco 1989, Executive Board programming committee since 1989).
Member American Chemical Society, American Society Engineering Education (Western Electric award for Excellence in Teaching 1982).
Married Verna Lee Hovey, June 20, 1959. Children: Michael Andrew, Kathleen Elizabeth, Daniel Hovey.