Background
Leehey, Patrick was born on October 27, 1921 in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. Son of Florance Patrick and Monica (White) Leehey.
mechanical and ocean engineering educator
Leehey, Patrick was born on October 27, 1921 in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. Son of Florance Patrick and Monica (White) Leehey.
Bachelor of Science, United States Naval Academy, 1942. Postgraduate, United States Naval Postgraduate School, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, Brown University, 1950.
Commissioned ensign, United States Navy, 1942; advanced through grades to captain, United States Navy, 1962; hydrofoil project officer, 1951-1953; design superintendent, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, 1956-1958; head ship silencing branch, United States Navy Bureau Ships, 1958-1963; head acoustics laboratory, David Taylor Model Basin, 1963-1964; retired, 1964; associate professor naval architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1964-1966, professor, 1966-1971; professor mechanic and ocean engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, since 1971. Liaison scientist Office of Naval Research, London, 1984-1985. Consultant Bath Iron Works, Rand Corporation, Litton Industries, Office Naval Research.
Member American Mathematics Society, Acoustical Society of America, American Society Naval Engineers.
Married Dorothy Feltus, February 3, 1944. Children– Patrick M., David J., Christopher M., Jonathan R., Susan E., Jennifer A.