Background
Chryssafopoulos, Nicholas was born on April 23, 1919 in Istanbul, Turkey. Son of John and Despina (Hondropoulos) Chryssafopoulos. came to the United States, 1951, naturalized, 1959.
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Nicholas Chryssafopoulos
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Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Robert College, Istanbul, 1940; Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1956.
Career
Design and construction work in, Turkey, 1940-1951;
member of faculty, University of Illinois, 1951-1959;
assistant professor, University of Illinois, 1956-1959;
chief engineer, managing principal, executive vice president, Woodward, Clyde, Sherard, Kansas City, Missoury and Los Angeles, 1959-1968;
partner, Dames & Moore (consultant engineers), New York City, 1968-1985;
regional manager for, Dames & Moore (consultant engineers), Latin American, Boca Raton, Florida, 1978-1985;
consultant civil engineer, 1985-1986. Vice president engineering HSce, Inc., 1986-1995. Adjunct Professor сivil engineering Florida Atlantic U., 1989-1993.
Associate Transportation Research Board.
Membership
Served with Turkish Army, 1941-1944. Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers, American Consultant Engineers Council. Member American Society for Testing and Materials, National Society of Professional Engineers, American Association Engineering Societies (chairman committee sustainable development), Florida Engineering Society, PanAmerican Federation Engineering Societies (United States member board directors, chairman committee on sustainable development), Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Hanka Wanda Sobczak, September 6, 1956.
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Turkish -
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Religion
Greek Orthodox