John Samuel Lagarias

Background

Lagarias, John Samuel was born on July 4, 1921 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Soterios Nicholas and Aspacia (Basil) Lagarias.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1948; postgraduate, Oak Ridge School Reactor Technology, 1955-1956.

Career

Research engineer, Westinghouse Electric Research laboratories, Pittsburgh, 1948-1951; manager metal products research, Koppers Company, Inc., Pittsburgh, 1951-1963; manager Research and Development, American Instrument Company, Silver Spring, Maryland., 1963-1964; president, Resources Research, Inc., Reston, Virginia, 1964-1971; director environmental quality, Kaiser Engineers, Oakland, California, 1971-1984; president, Lagarias Associations, Moraga, since 1984. Lecturer сivil engineering department U. Maryland., 1970-1971. Member technical advising committee Washington Council Govts., 1968-1970, Commonwealth of Virginia, 1969-1971.

Conference chairman 2d International Clean Air Congress, Washington, 1970. Board member California Air Resources Board, 1985-1996.

Achievements

• John Samuel Lagarias has been listed as a noteworthy Engineering executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Planning commissioner City of Moraga, California, 1975-1982. Member California Air Resources Board, 1986-1996. With Army of the United States, 1943-1946.

Fellow Air Pollution Control Association (honorary president 1968-1969, Mellon award 1995), International Society Electrostatic Precipitation (board directors 1984, conference chairman 1st international conference, Cotrell award 1990). Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior, life), American Academy Environmental Engineers (diplomate).

Connections

Married Virginia Jane Clark, June 16, 1947. Children: Jeffrey, Peter, Clark.

Father:

Soterios Nicholas Lagarias

Mother:

Aspacia (Basil) Lagarias

Spouse:

Virginia Jane Clark

child:

Jeffrey Lagarias

child:

Peter Lagarias

child:

Clark Lagarias