Laurence McDonald Schetky

Background

Schetky, Laurence McDonald was born on July 15, 1922 in Baguio, The Philippines. Son of Gerald Laurence and Ethyl Jane (McDonald) Schetky.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Rensselaer Poly Institute, Troy, New York, 1943; MMetE, Rensselaer Poly Institute, Troy, New York, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Rensselaer Poly Institute, Troy, New York, 1953.

Career

Research fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1953-1959; vice president research, Alloyd Electronics, Inc., Cambridge, 1959-1963; director R & D, International Copper Research Association, Inc., New York City, 1963-1983; president, Memory Metals, Inc., Stamford, Connecticut, 1983-1986; vice president, chief scientist, Memry Corporation, Brookfield, Connecticut, since 1987. Director Photoetching Engineering, Inc., Milford, Massachusetts, since 1985.

Achievements

• Laurence McDonald Schetky has been listed as a noteworthy Metallurgist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Navy, 1944-1946, PTO. Fellow American Society Metals International (life), British Institute Metals. Member American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers (life).

Connections

Married Diane Heiskell, December 12, 1977 (divorced February 1986). Married Karen Searles, July 12, 1986 (divorced October 1994). 1 child, Mark Christian.

Married Margarita A. Smith, October 27, 1995.

Father:

Gerald Laurence Schetky

Mother:

Ethyl Jane (McDonald) Schetky

Spouse:

Margarita A. Smith

Spouse:

Karen Searles

Spouse:

Diane Heiskell

child:

Mark Christian Schetky