Background
Foresti, Roy was born on March 25, 1925 in Baltimore. Son of Roy Senior and Katherine (Kirk) Foresti.
Foresti, Roy was born on March 25, 1925 in Baltimore. Son of Roy Senior and Katherine (Kirk) Foresti.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 1947; Master of Science, Carnegie-Mellon U., 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, 1951.
Research engineer, United States Bureau Mines, Pittsburgh, 1951-1954; group leader, Monsanto Chemical Company, Dayton, Ohio., 1954-1959; senior engineer, U. Dayton Research Institute, 1959-1961; associate professor, U. Connecticut, Storrs, 1961-1963; head chemical engineering department, Catholic University of America, Washington, 1963-1980; staff engineer, Vitro Corporation, Silver Spring, Maryland., 1980-1989; engineering consultant, Silver Spring, since 1989. Adjunct Professor Howard U., 1989, 93.
Board of directors Junior Engineering Technology Society, 1971-1975. Chairman Joint Board Science Education, Washington, 1966-1971. Served with United States Army, 1944-1946.
Fellow American Institute Chemical Engineers. Member American Chemical Society, American Society Heating Refrigeration Air Conditioning Engineers, National Association Corrosion Engineers, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Xi.
Married Barbara Mills, June 27, 1953. Children: Lois, Carl.