Background
Iona, Mario was born on June 17, 1917 in Berlin. Came to the United States, 1941, naturalized, 1948. Son of Mario G.V. and Dorothee (Berendes) Iona.
Iona, Mario was born on June 17, 1917 in Berlin. Came to the United States, 1941, naturalized, 1948. Son of Mario G.V. and Dorothee (Berendes) Iona.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Vienna, Austria, 1939. Postgraduate, University Uppsala, Sweden, 1941.
Research assistant, instructor University Chicago, 1941-1946. From assistant professor to professor physics University Denver, 1946-1985, professor emeritus, since 1985. Coordinator High Altitude Laboratories, Mount Evans and Echo Lake, Colorado, 1946-1982.
Consultant private practice Denver, since 1985. Consultant Denver Schools, 1962-1965, 84, Jefferson County Schools, Golden, Colorado, 1973, Adams County School District 12, Northglenn, Colorado, 1985, International Organization for Standardization, technical advisory group TC 12, since 1990. Visiting professor University Northern Colorado, 1971.
Specialist University Saugar, India, 1966. Consultant in field.
Treasurer, secretary, president Group Health Association, Denver, 1952-1966. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Physical Society, American Association Physics Teachers (chairman committee on Staten Island units and metric education 1987-1991, Distinguished Service citation 1971, Millikan Lecture award 1986), Colorado-Wyoming Academy of Sciences (president 1974-1975), National Science Teachers Association, American Association of University Professors.
Married Nancy Mossman, August 31, 1949. Children: Steven, Annual.