Background
Karkheck, John Peter was born on April 26, 1945 in New York City. Son of John Henry and Dorothy Cecilia (Riebling) Karkheck.
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John Peter Karkheck
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Bachelor of Science, Le Moyne College College, l966; Master of Arts, State University of New York, Buffalo, l972; Doctor of Philosophy, State University of New York, Stony Brook, l978.
Career
Various positions, Grumman Corporation, Bethpage, New York, 1964-1968;
graduate assistant, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1968-1970;
teacher secondary schools, Mattituck (New York) School District, 1970-1971;
teacher secondary schools, Shelter Island (New York) School District, 1971-1973;
graduate assistant, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1973-1978;
postdoctoral fellow, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1978-1979;
research associate, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York, 1979-1981;
assistant professor physics, GMI Engineering and Management Institute, Flint, Michigan, 1981-1984;
associate professor, GMI Engineering and Management Institute, Flint, Michigan, 1984;
professor, director physics, GMI Engineering and Management Institute, Flint, Michigan, 1988-1989;
head department science and mathematics, GMI Engineering and Management Institute, Flint, Michigan, 1989-1993;
professor, department chairman physics, Marquette U., Milwaukee, since 1993. Physics associate Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1975-1979, consultant, 1979-1985, STS, Hauppauge, New York, 1983, BID Center, Flint, 1985-1990. Academic associate Michigan State University, 1988, 90, visiting scholar, 1989, visiting scientist, 1991.
Reviewer Addison-Wesley Public, 1990, 93. Regional director Michigan Science Olympiad, 1991-1992, 92-93.
Achievements
Membership
Den leader Cub Scouts American, Flint, 1987-1991. Leader Boy Scouts American, since 1991. Board directors Flint Area Science Fair, 1991-1993.
Judge local science fairs. Member American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, AAPT, Sigma Xi.
Interests
Connections
Married Kathleen Mary Shiels, November 8, 1969. Children: Lorraine, Michelle, Eric.
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Religion
Roman Catholic
Awards
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Department Energy research grantee, 1977-1979, North Atlantic Treaty Organization travel grantee, 1983-1986, 89, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Applied Science International grantee, 1998.Department Energy research grantee, 1977-1979, North Atlantic Treaty Organization travel grantee, 1983-1986, 89, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Applied Science International grantee, 1998.