Background
Lahey, Richard Thomas was born on February 20, 1939 in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States.
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Lahey, Richard Thomas was born on February 20, 1939 in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States.
Bachelor of Science, United States Merchant Marine Academy, 1961; Master of Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1964; Master of Engineering, Columbia University, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1971.
Engineer, Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, 1961-1964;
research associate, Columbia University, 1964-1966;
manager core & safety development nuclear energy division, General Electric, 1966-1975;
department chairman nuclear engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1975-1987;
professor nuclear engineering and engineering physics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, since 1987;
professor department chemical engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, since 1987;
Edward E. Hood, Junior professor engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1989-1994;
director center multiphase research, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1991-1994;
dean engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, 1994-1998. Member science advising committee Edgerton, Germeshauser, and Greer Idaho, Inc., 1976-1983. Member Advanced Code Review Group & LOFT Review Group United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1976-1984.
Commissioner Engineering Manpower Commission, 1981-1984. President R.T. Lahey, Inc., 1981-1983. Adjunct Professor U. Pisa, Italy and Claude Bernard U., France, 1987.
Alexander von Humboldt Senior scientist fellow, 1994-1995.
Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers, AIChE, American Nuclear Society (Technology Achievement award 1985), New York Academy Sciences, American Society Engineering Education (Glen Murphy award 1985), Sigma Xi. Member, National Academy Engineering, Russian Academy Science (foreign member Bashkorstan, Russia).
Married, 1961; 3 children.