Background
Polack, Joseph Albert was born on September 11, 1920 in New Orleans. Son of Robert Henry and Miriam Berthelot (Lemann) Polack.
Polack, Joseph Albert was born on September 11, 1920 in New Orleans. Son of Robert Henry and Miriam Berthelot (Lemann) Polack.
Bachelor of Engineering, Tulane University, 1941. S.M. Entertainment, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1943. Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1948.
Certificate management, Northwestern University School Business, 1959.
Research associate, instructor Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1943-1948. With Esso Research Laboratories, Humble Oil & Refining Company, Baton Rouge, 1948-1970, assistant director, 1957-1966, director, 1966-1970. Professor, head chemical engineering department Louisiana State University, 1970-1976.
Director Audubon Sugar Institute, 1976-1987.
Member Louisiana Board Nuclear Energy, 1966-1972. Board directors Capital Area United Givers, 1971. President United Cerebral Palsy Association, Baton Rouge, 1972.
President Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center, 1974-1975, board directors, 1983-1987. Fellow American Institute Chemical Engineers. Member Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Tau Beta Pi, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Anne Godchaux, June 26, 1943. Children– Robert, Susan.