Background
Jeris, John Stratis was born on June 6, 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Stratis Jeris and Marian Zadelis.
environmental engineering educator
Jeris, John Stratis was born on June 6, 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Stratis Jeris and Marian Zadelis.
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1953; Master of Science in Sanitary Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1954; Doctor of Science in Sanitary Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962.
Project engineer Stearns & Wheler, Consultant Engineers, Cazenovia, New York, 1956-1959. Research assistant Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, 1959-1962. Laboratory director, professor civil engineering, environmental engineering and science graduate program Manhattan College, Riverdale, New York, since 1962, director environmental engineering and science graduate program, 1966-1978, 87—.
Vice president Research and Development, Ecolotrol, Inc., Westbury, New York, since 1970. Technical director New York State Technology Service Program, 1967-1970. Environmental commissioner City of Yonkers, New York, since 1974.
Consultant G. Heileman Brewing Company, Union Carbide, Superior Fibres, Inc., others, since 1963. Investigator Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, 1964-1970, Nassau County Department Public Works, 1972-1981, 1979-1982, 1983-1985, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency, 1974, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1979-1981, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, 1983-1985. President's advisory committee New York Ocean Sciences Laboratory, since 1971, president's council, 1971-1976.
Sludge management advisory committee Westchester County, New York, 1979-1981. Citizens advisory committee Industrial Waste Pretreatment Program, Westchester County, 1981-1984.
With United States Army Corps of Engineers, 1954-1956. Member American Society of Civil Engineers (chairman 1964, Executive Committee sanitary engineering group metropolitan section), American Waterworks assosiation, New York Water Pollution Control Association (chairman technical program 1971-1975, program committee since 1972, chairman student committee 1975-1987, director Lower Hudson Valley section 1982-1985, director Metropolitan section 1988-1991, Championat.Merit award 1989-1992), Association Environmental Engineering professors, International Association on Water Pollution Research and Control, Sigma Xi (president Manhattan chapter 1978).
Married Helen Marie Jones, October 12, 1958. Children: Joanne Marie, Paul Stratis.