Joseph Anthony Kunc

Background

Kunc, Joseph Anthony was born on November 1, 1943 in Baranowicze, Poland. Son of Stefan and Helena (Kozakiewicz) Kunc. came to the United States, 1978.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Warsaw Technology U., 1974.

Career

Associate professor, Warsaw Technology U., 1974-1979; research associate professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1980-1984; associate professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1985-1989; professor department aerospace engineering, department physics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, since 1990. Research affiliate Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute Technology, 1982-1983. Visiting scholar Institute Theoretical Atomic and Molecular Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1991.

Visiting scholar department high-temperature plasma National Institute for Nuclear Studies, Warsaw, 1991. Visiting scholar atomic and plasma radiation division National Bureau Studies, Washington, 1979. Consultant National.Tech.

Systems, Los Angeles, 1984-1986, Physical Optics Corporation, Torrance, California, since 1988, Wolfsdorf and Associations, Los Angeles, 1991. Member commission on liquid phase kinetics National Research Council, 1985-1986. Member Department Defense Advisory Group on Electron Devices,1985-.

Member international advisory board International Symposia Rarefied Gas Dynamics, since 1994. Chairman advisory board numerous science workshops and symposia.

Achievements

• Joseph Anthony Kunc has been listed as a noteworthy Physics and engineering educator, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate, member thermophysics committee since 1994, chairman thermophysics publications committee since 1995), American Physical Society. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior), Phi Beta Delta (co-founder Beta Kappa chapter).

Connections

Married Mary Eva Smolska, May 24, 1979. 1 child, Robert.

Father:

Stefan Kunc

Mother:

Helena (Kozakiewicz) Kunc

Spouse:

Mary Eva Smolska

child:

Robert Kunc