Background
Yerazunis, Stephen was born on August 21, 1922 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William and Marica (Vlattas) Yerazunis.
Yerazunis, Stephen was born on August 21, 1922 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William and Marica (Vlattas) Yerazunis.
Bachelor of Chemical Engineering Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1947. M.Chem. Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1949. D.Chem. Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1952.
Engineer, Manhattan Project, Oak Ridge, 1943-1946; Engineer, General Electric Company, 1947; member of faculty, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, since 1949; professor chemical engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, since 1963; also associate dean of engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1967-1979; engineer, United States Steel Corporation, summer 1953; engineer, Koppers Company, summers 1954, 55. Consultant Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, 1956-1972, General Electric Company, 1962-1964, New York State Department of Mental Hygiene, 1968-1973, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1977-1979.
Member of the board education Lansingburg (New York) Central School District, 1962-1979, president, 1972-1977. Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Fellow American Institute Chemical Engineers (chairman Northwestern New York section 1962-1963).
Member American Society Engineering Education, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Alpha Sigma Phi.
Married Mary Sylvia Morris, August 28, 1954. Children– William, Elizabeth.