Vjekoslav Franetovic

Background

Franetovic, Vjekoslav was born on January 5, 1946 in Split, Croatia. Son of Vinko and Marija (Tasovac) Franetovic. came to the United States, 1980.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, U. Zagreb, Croatia, 1971; Master of Science in Physics, U. Zagreb, Croatia, 1978.

Career

Research and teaching assistant, Institute of Physics/U. Zagreb, 1971-1978; assistant professor, U. Zagreb, 1978-1980; visiting scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1980-1983; project scientist, General Motors Research laboratories, Warren, Michigan, 1983-1988; senior project scientist, General Motors Research laboratories, Warren, Michigan, since 1988. Analytical electron microscopy expert General Motors Company, Warren, 1984-1991.

Achievements

• Vjekoslav Franetovic has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Participant President Bush Leader's Roundtable Discussion, Detroit, 1990;juror 6th Judicial Circuit Court, County of Oakland, Michigan, 1990. President Detroit Junior Star Tamburitzans, 1987-1989. Chairman The Coordinating Committee for Croatian Affairs.

Member New York Academy Sciences, Electron Microscopy Society American, Croatian Academy American, Inc., Association Alumni Croatian U. (president 1991, 92, 93, 94, 95), Metallurgical Society, Materials Research Society Almae Matris Alumni Croaticae (world committee, president since 1990), Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Snjezana Milat. Children: Marija, Lucija.

Father:

Vinko Franetovic

Mother:

Marija (Tasovac) Franetovic

Spouse:

Snjezana Milat

child:

Lucija Franetovic

child:

Marija Franetovic