Background
Kerney, Peter Joseph was born on April 7, 1940 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Thomas F. and Helen M. (Flanagan) Kerney.
Kerney, Peter Joseph was born on April 7, 1940 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Thomas F. and Helen M. (Flanagan) Kerney.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Notre Dame, 1962. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University Notre Dame, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1970.
Instructor Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1966—1970. Assistant professor mechanical engineering Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, 1970—1972. Staff research engineer Massachusetts Institute of Technology Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, 1972—1977.
Manager advanced development CTI-Cryogenices, Waltham, Massachusetts, since 1977. Adjunct associate professor Tufts University, since 1977. Board directors Cryogenic Engineering Conference, International Cryogenic Materials Conference.
Member of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pi Tau Sigma, American Vacuum Society, American Society Engineering Education, Boston Club (Notre Dame), Elks Lodge, Sigma Xi.
Married Catherine E. Hughes, September 6, 1968. Children: John, Donna, Karen.