Patrick John Roache

Background

Roache, Patrick John was born on September 15, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Emmet Joseph and Amelia (Schmiehowski) Roache.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Notre Dame, 1960. Master of Science, University Notre Dame, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, University Notre Dame, 1967.

Career

Instructor, U. Detroit, 1962-1964; assistant professor, U. North Dakota, Grand Forks, 1964-1965; research aerodynamicist, Sandia laboratories, Albuquerque, 1968-1973; senior scientist, Science Applications, Inc., Albuquerque, 1973-1975; president, Ecodynamics Research Associations, Albuquerque, since 1975. Visiting professor U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1970, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1978, University of California, Davis, 1985, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1968-1987.

Achievements

• Patrick John Roache has been listed as a noteworthy Corporate professional by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Fundamentals of Computational Fluid Dynamics

    (The successor to the original pioneering text "Computatio...)

Membership

Ward chairman Republican Party of New Mexico, 1972. Campaign manager Herb Hughes for Mayor, Albuquerque, 1974, Governor's Committee on Municipal Financing, Albuquerque, 1976. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Physical Society, American Society Engineering Education, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Geophysical Union, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.

Interests

• Avocations: bicycling, racquetball, skiing, hiking, swimming.

Connections

Married Catharine Buchanan Stewart, June 1, 1963. Children: Amelia, Anne (deceased), James, Elizabeth, Emmet.

Father:

Emmet Joseph Roache

Mother:

Amelia (Schmiehowski) Roache

Spouse:

Catharine Buchanan Stewart

child:

Emmet Roache

child:

James Roache

child:

Amelia Roache

child:

Elizabeth Roache

child:

Anne Roache (deceased)