Background
Chappas, Walter John was born on February 14, 1953 in Omaha. Son of Walter J. and Evelyn M. Chappas.
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Walter John Chappas
Edit ProfileNuclear/radiation applications engineer
Walter John Chappas, American Nuclear/radiation applications engineer. Achievements include patent (with others) for Color-Matched Ambient-Light Radiation Dosimeter. DuPont grantee, 1990. Member American Nuclear Society, American Chemical Society, Association for Standard Testing Materials, Society Advancement Material and Process Engineering.
Education
Bachelor, Southern Illinois U., Edwardsville, 1975; Master of Science, U. Maryland., College Park, 1977; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Maryland., College Park, 1979.
Career
Director electron linear accelerator facility, U. Maryland., College Park, 1979-1982; director, Nuclear Sciences Group, University Research Foundation, Beltsville, Maryland., 1982-1984; associate director, Laboratory for Radiation and Polymer Science, U. Maryland., College Park, 1984-1992; director nuclear reactor and radiation facilities, U. Maryland., College Park, since 1993. United Nations Development Programme expert United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, 1990.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Nuclear Society, American Chemical Society, Association for Standard Testing Materials, Society Advancement Material and Process Engineering.
Connections
Married Caprice Anna McCann, June 18, 1977. Children: Walter J., Marguerite A.
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Religion
Methodist -
Political Party
Republican