Background
Niksa, Stephen Joseph was born on November 28, 1953 in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Steven Niksa and Theresa Eleanor Granese Marconi.
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Stephen Joseph Niksa
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Stephen Joseph Niksa, Combustion scientist, consultant. Achievements include numerous contributions to our understanding of pulverized coal combustion; formation mechanisms for noxious gases andorganic mutagens; software to predict the pollutant emissions from utility power paints now being used throughout the United States and in Japan.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering summa cum laude, Case Western Reserve U., 1975; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1982.
Career
Research staff associate department chemical engineering, Princeton University, 1981-1982; member technical staff combustion research facility, Sandia National laboratories, Livermore, California, 1982-1985; assistant professor department mechanic engineering, Stanford University, 1985-1992; senior chemical engineer Molecular Physics Laboratory, Socially Responsible Investment International, Menlo Park, California, 1992-1997; president, Niksa Energy Associations, Menlo Park, California, since 1997. Consultant in field, since 1987.
Achievements
Membership
Member Combustion Institute (Executive Board of western states section 1989-1997), American Institute Chemical Engineers, American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Patricia LynnAndersen, November 23, 1986 (divorced May 1989). Married Ellen Zhi Ping Chen, February 21, 1993. Children: Marcus, Matthew, Ryan Niksa.
