Background
Turinsky, Paul Josef was born on October 20, 1944 in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States. Son of Paul J. and Wilma A. Turinsky.
Turinsky, Paul Josef was born on October 20, 1944 in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States. Son of Paul J. and Wilma A. Turinsky.
Bachelor of Science, University Rhode Island, 1966. Microsoft Security Essentials, University Michigan, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1970.
Master of Business Administration, University Pittsburgh, 1979.
Assistant professor Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1971-1973. Engineer, manager nuclear design Westinghouse Electrical Corporation, Pittsburgh, 1973—1978, manager core development, 1978-1980. Head department nuclear engineering North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1980—1988, 1999—2006, professor, since 1980, director Electric Power Research Center, 1989—2008.
President Nuclear Fuel Management Associates, 1994—2007. Chief scientist Consortium Advanced Simulation of Light Water Resources, since 2010. Board director Quantum Research Services.
Consultant Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California, 1980-1998, Science Applications International Corporation, 1990-1992, United States Department Energy, 1993. Technical specialist International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, since 1982. Member nuclear safety review board Duke Power Company, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1986-2001.
Consultant Canada Nuclear Safety Commission, since 2000, Western Services Corporation, since 2006. Member nuclear science advisory board Commissariat l'Energie Atomique, France, since 2006.
Fellow: American Nuclear Society (chairman reactor physics division 1987-1988, chairman mathematics and computer division 1995-1996, board directors 1990-1993, Mark Mills award 1971, Eugene E. Wigner Reactor Physics award 2003, Arthur Holly Compton award 2004, Presidential Citation award 2009). Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science (mathematics committee), Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Edison Electric Institute (Power Engineering Educator award 1992), American Society Engineering Educators (chairman nuclear engineering division 1984-1985, Glenn Murphy award 1990).
Married Karen Ann DeLuca, August 29, 1966. Children: Grant Dean, Beth Noelle.