Background
Peddicord, Kenneth Lee was born on April 5, 1943 in Ottawa, Illinois, United States. Son of Kenneth Charles and Elizabeth May Peddicord.
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Kenneth Lee Peddicord
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Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, U. Notre Dame, 1965; MSNE, University of Illinois, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1972.
Career
Research nuclear engineer, Swiss Federal Institute for Reactor Research, Würenlingen, Switzerland, 1972-1975;
assistant professor nuclear engineering, Oregon State University, Eugene, 1975-1979;
associate professor nuclear engineering, Oregon State University, Eugene, 1979-1982;
professor nuclear engineering, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, since 1983;
head department nuclear engineering, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1985-1988;
assistant director research Texas Engineering Experiment Station, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1988-1991;
director Texas Experiment Station, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1991-1993;
associate dean college engineering, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1990-1991;
interim dean college engineering, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1991-1993;
interim deputy chancellor engineering, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1993-1994;
associate vice chancellor for strategic programs, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, since 1994. Visiting scientist Joint Research Centre-Ispra Establishment, EURATOM, Ispra, Italy, 1981-1982. Consultant Edgerton, Germeshauser, and Greer Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls, Idaho, 1979, Portland (Oregon) General Electric Company, 1980, Battelle Human Affairs Research.Ctr., Bellevue, Virginia, 1984, Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, 1984-1989, Pennsylvania Power & Light, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1986, Argonne National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, 1989, Universities Space Research Association, Houston, since 1989, Arkansas Department Higher Education, Little Rock, 1990.
Speaker in field; member National Research Council Com.on Advanced Space Based High Power Technologies, 1987-1988, National Aeronautics and Space Administration OAET Aerospace Research and Technology subcommittee, since 1987, SP-100 Materials Science Review Committee, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency/National Aeronautics and Space Administration/Department of Energy, 1984-1986, Nuclear Engineering Education for Disadvantaged, since 1978, secretary, 1978-1980, vice chair, 1985-1988, chair, 1988-1991. John and Muriel Landis Scholarship Committee, since 1979, chair, since 1985. Member of advisory board for nuclear science and engineering, 1984-1986.
Member technical program committee International Conference on Reliable Fuels for Liquid Metal Reactors, 1985-1986. Member Texas Transportation Institute Research Council, since 1987, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical Research Foundation Users' Council,1989-.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, NSPE, American Nuclear Society (certified governance 1983, 84, 85, Materials Science and Technology Division Chairman's. award 1989, member materials science and technical disvsn. Executive Committee 1983-1986, secretary-treasurer 1985-1986, vice-chairman/chair-elect 1986-1987, chair 1987-1988, board directors 1988-1991, member education division Executive Committee 1979-1982, secretary-treasurer 1982-1983, vice-chairman/chair-elect 1983-1984, chair 1984-1985, member student activities committee since 1976, chair 1978-1981, Oregon section Education committee 1976, 79, 80, Oregon section board directors 1977), American Society Engineering Education, Texas Society Professional Engineers, University Space Research Association (member science county engineering), Pi Tau Sigma, Alpha Nu Sigma.
Connections
Married Patricia Ann Cullen, August 2, 1969. Children: Joseph, Clare.
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Nationality
American