Joseph Michael Verdon

Background

Verdon, Joseph Michael was born on July 4, 1941 in New York City. Son of James Patrick and Anna (Delahunty) Verdon.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Webb Institute Naval Architecture, 1963. Master of Science in Engineering Science, University Notre Dame, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Science, University Notre Dame, 1967.

Career

Research engineer aeroelasticity, United Aircraft Research laboratories, East Hartford, Connecticut, 1967-1968; assistant professor mechanic engineering, U. Connecticut, Storrs, 1968-1972; consultant, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, East Hartford, 1970-1971; senior research engineer computational fluid dynamics, United Technologies Research Center, East Hartford, 1972-1981; principal scientist, United Technologies Research Center, East Hartford, 1981-1988; manager theoretical and computational fluid dynamics, United Technologies Research Center, East Hartford, since 1988. Visiting research fellow National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, 1985-1988. Principal investigator or co-investigator over 20 United States Government research contracts.

Achievements

• Joseph Michael Verdon has been listed as a noteworthy Engineering manager, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Coach youth sports. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate editor journals. 1988-1991); member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: sports, racquetball, bridge.

Connections

Married Margaret Rose Furey, July 6, 1963. Children: Mary, Joseph, Carolyn.

Father:

James Patrick Verdon

Mother:

Anna (Delahunty) Verdon

Spouse:

Margaret Rose Furey

child:

Joseph Verdon

child:

Carolyn Verdon

child:

Mary Verdon