John William Goodman

Background

Goodman, John William was born on June 5, 1934 in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. Son of Alfred Henry and Celeste Alberta (Langdon) Goodman.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Rutgers University, 1955; Master of Science in Engineering Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science with distinction, University of California at Los Angeles, 1970.

Career

Structures engineer, TRW Space, El Segundo, California, 1960-1964; materials engineer, TRW Space, Redondo Beach, California, 1965-1970; structures engineer, United States Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio., 1972; chief fatigue & fracture branch, United States Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio., 1973-1975; structures specialist, United States Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio., 1976-1986; senior staff materials engineer, TRW Space, Redondo Beach, since 1987; chief engineer, Tensiodyne Scientific Corporation, Los Angeles, since 1993. Speaker in field.

Achievements

• John William Goodman has been listed as a noteworthy Materials and structures engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Scoutmaster Troop 81 Boy Scouts American, Kettering, Ohio, 1984-1987. First lieutenant United States Air Force, 1957-1959. Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers (chair aerospace division 1991-1993, chair aerospace structures & materials committee 1987-1988, Shuttle Flag award 1991).

Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Am.Soc. Metals, Society Advancement Material and Process Engineering.

Connections

Married Marjorie Ellen Race, June 9, 1956. Children: Terry Sue, Thomas David, Patricia Gail.

Father:

Alfred Henry Goodman

Mother:

Celeste Alberta (Langdon) Goodman

Spouse:

Marjorie Ellen Race

child:

Thomas David Goodman

child:

Patricia Gail Goodman

child:

Terry Sue Goodman