Background
Burke, Joseph Eldrid was born on September 1, 1914 in Berkeley, California, United States. Son of Charles Eldrid and Ruth (Hadcock) Burke.
Burke, Joseph Eldrid was born on September 1, 1914 in Berkeley, California, United States. Son of Charles Eldrid and Ruth (Hadcock) Burke.
Bachelor, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, 1935. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Cornell University, 1940.
Metallurgist, International Nickel Company, Bayonne, New Jersey, 1940-1941; chemist, Norton Company, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1941-1943; group leader, Manhattan District Project, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 1943-1946; associate professor, University of Chicago, 1946-1949; manager metallurgy, Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, Schenectady, 1949-1954; manager ceramics, General Electric Corporation Research & Development Center, Schenectady, 1954-1979; consultant in materials science, Burnt Hills, New York, since 1979. Adjunct Professor Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, 1980-1985. Consultant Gillette Company, Boston, 1980-1992.
Chairman Zoning Board Appeals, Ballston, New York, 1970-1974. Fellow American Society for Microbiology, American Nuclear Society, American Ceramic Society (president 1974-1975, Jeppson award 1981, Kingery award 1999). Member Academy of Ceramics (Italy), National Academy Engineering.
Married Kathleen Mary Wilson, September 16, 1939(deceased). Children: Charles Robert, Margaret VanDecar. Married Marjorie Ridgway, December 14, 1997.