Background
Penhune, John Paul was born on February 13, 1936 in Flushing, New York, United States. Son of Paul and Helene Marguerite (Beux) Penhune.
electrical engineer Science company executive
Penhune, John Paul was born on February 13, 1936 in Flushing, New York, United States. Son of Paul and Helene Marguerite (Beux) Penhune.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy in Electronics Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1961. Postgraduate, University Grenoble, France, 1959.
Postgraduate in business, Harvard University, 1973.
Assistant professor electrical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1962-1964; member technical staff Lincoln Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, 1964-1966; supervisor radar group, Bell Tel. laboratories, Whippany, New Jersey, 1966-1968; assistant director, Advanced Ballistic Missile Defense Agency, Washington, 1968-1969; president, Concord Research Corporation, Burlington, Massachusetts, 1969-1973; independent science consultant, Carlisle, Massachusetts, 1973-1979; board directors, Physical Dynamics, Inc., La Jolla, California, 1979-1981; senior vice president for research, Science Applications International Corporation, San Diego, since 1981. Chairman industrial advisory board Institute biomedical Engineering/University of California, San Diego, since 1992, CONNECT steering committee, since 1993, advisory board department bioengineering, since 1995;board visitors College Engineering/University of California, Davis, since 1993. Human subjects committee Salk Institute, La Jolla, since 1995.
Board of directors La Jolla (California) Chamber Music Society, 1985-1987. First lieutenant United States Army, 1961-1962. Member New York Academy Sciences, Cosmos Club (Washington), San Diego Yacht Club, Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Sigma.
Married Nancy Leigh Peabody, September 6, 1958 (divorced April 1982). Children: Virginia Burdet, James Peabody, Sarah Slipp. Married Marcellite Helen Porath, February 15, 1986.
1 child, Marcellite Helen Broadhurst.