Background
Turchan, Otto Charles was born on December 30, 1925 in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia. Son of Karel and Felicia (Szymanski) Turchan. came to the United States, 1946.
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Otto Charles Turchan
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Education
Diploma, Technology University, Brünn, Czechoslovakia, 1945. Doctor of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1948. Master of Science, University Detroit, 1953.
Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1958.
Career
Member technical staff, Hughes Research and Development laboratories, Culver City, California, 1955-1962; senior staff member, Space Technology laboratories, Inc., El Segundo, California, 1962-1964; senior staff member, Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, 1964-1967; senior technical specialist, N. American Aviation/Rockwell, Los Angeles, 1967-1972; senior project engineer, Bechtel Power Corporation, Norwalk, California, 1972-1984; president, Energy Systems Engineering Company, Beverly Hills, California, since 1984.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Member American Geophysical Union, American Physical Society (president University Detroit chapter 1950), American Nuclear Society, New York Academy of Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Czechoslovak Society Arts and Sciences (president Los Angeles chapter 1970).
Connections
Married Irene Nairi Arzoumanian, June 7, 1952. Children: Carl Michael, Gary Stephan.
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American
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1958