Background
Canterino, Peter John was born on June 4, 1920 in Miglionico, Matera, Italy. Son of Giuseppe Arcangelo and Lucrezia (Canterino) Canterino. came to the United States, 1929.
Canterino, Peter John was born on June 4, 1920 in Miglionico, Matera, Italy. Son of Giuseppe Arcangelo and Lucrezia (Canterino) Canterino. came to the United States, 1929.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Manhattan College, Riverdale, New York, 1943. Master of Science in Engineering, University Cincinnati, 1944. Doctor of Science, University Cincinnati, 1946.
Research associate, Rubber Science Institute, U. Akron, Ohio., 1946-1947; group leader, Nopco Chemical Company, Harrison, New Jersey, 1947-1951; section manager, Phillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, 1951-1960; director research, W.R. Grace & Company, Clifton, New Jersey, 1960-1965; director research, Allied Chemical Company, Morristown and Clifton, New Jersey, 1965-1967; assistant laboratory manager, Mobil Chemical Company, Edison, New Jersey, 1967-1985; consultant, Towaco, New Jersey, 1985-1988, 92-; manager Research and Development, Polymerix, Inc., Cranford, New Jersey, 1988-1992.
Fellow Society Plastics Engineers. Member American Chemical Society (life achievement award North Jersey section 1993), Plastics Institute American (education committee since 1972, trustee since 1974), Retired Chemists Association Metropolitan Area (president since 1986).
Married Angela Raffaela Riondino, December 12, 1959. Children: Lucretia, Joseph.