Background
Kooyoomjian, K. Jack was born on April 5, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Haroutune and Mary (Sarafian) Kooyoomjian.
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K. Jack Kooyoomjian
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Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, U. Massachusetts, 1965; Master of Science in Management Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1974.
Career
Mechanic engineer/aide, Materials Research Agency and Ordinance corpus, United States army, Watertown, Massachusetts, 1963-1965;
graduate assistant to rensselaer professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1966-1968;
graduate assistant Fresh Water Institute, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1967-1974;
instructor environmental engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1972;
with, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, since 1974;
engineer Superfund program Emergency Response division, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, 1979-1988;
designated federal official environmental engineering committee Science Advisory Board, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, since 1988;
federal official to radiation advising committee, Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis, since 1994. Sponsor, creator studies to promote better understanding of Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation hazardous materials/hazardous substance programs, 1983-1986. Member environmental and applied science prize panel Foundation for Advancement of Science, Kuwait, 1982.
Invited lecturer American U. Armenia, Yerevan, 1995.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman planning, environmental, land-use and transportation committee Lake Ridge-Occoquan-Coles Civic Association, since 1979. Member citizen's advising committee to amend comprehensive plan Prince William County, 1986-1990, chairman, 1986-1989. Member Environmental Clean-Up Task Force, Prince William County, 1986-1992.
Member Prince William Natural Resources Council, since 1985. Board directors Tacketts Mill Foundation, Lake Ridge, Virginia, since 1985. Member Water Pollution Control Federation (director board of control 1986-1989, mem.policy advising committee 1988-1989, co-chairman local arrangements committee for 1990 conference, Svc. awards 1982, 86, 89, 90, Arthur Sidney Biddell award 1988), Federal Water Quality Association of Water Pollution Control Federation (president 1981-1982, chairman management committee 1983-1989, Svc. awards), Sigma Xi, Omicron Delta Epsilon (charter, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute chapter), Chi Epsilon, Adelphia (U. Massachusetts chapter), Alpha Phi Omega (life, vice president service U. Mass Chapter.1961-1962).
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Married Geraldine A. Smith, November 3, 1973. Children: Jennifer, Melissa, Jessica.
