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Sullivan, Paul Francis was born on November 3, 1941 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edward Francis and Eleanor Frances Sullivan.
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Paul Francis Sullivan, American Physicist. Achievements include patents for Sleeping and Storage Unit for Small Sedans, The Polaproof Verification Device; (with others) for the Acushnet Golf Teaching Center, data storage apparatus using optical servotracks. Named scientist/astronaut finalist National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1967.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Physics summa cum laude, Boston College, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Brown U., 1968.
Career
National Science Foundation graduate fellow, Brown U., Providence, 1962-1967;
aerospace technologist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Electronics Research Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1966-1970;
engineering physicist, Cornell Aero. laboratories, Buffalo, 1970-1973;
senior research physicist, Acushnet Company, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1974-1977;
principal engineer, Polaroid Corporation, Cambridge, since 1978. Guest lecturer Boston University, 1967. Physicist United States Army Materials Research Agency, Watertown, Massachusetts, 1960-1963.
Lecturer Southeastern Massachusetts U., North Dartmouth, 1978.
Achievements
Membership
Junior cadet advisor Civil Air Patrol, Norwood, Massachusetts, 1984-1985. Volunteer Boy Scouts American, Westwood, Massachusetts, since 1979. Member Sigma Xi, Sigma Pi Sigma.
Connections
Married Elizabeth Marie Murphy, July 20, 1968. Children: James Patrick, David Michael.
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Religion
Roman Catholic