John Frank Lontz
Biophysicist, educator
Born Oct. 14, 1909, Bridgeport (PA), U.S.; son of Frank and Mary Anna (Weinczyk); married Alexandra Elizabeth (Gorzelska); children: Robert, John.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Rutgers University, New Brunswick (NJ), 1931; Master of Arts (A.M.), Temple University, Philadelphia (PA), 1933; Ph.D., Yale University, New Haven (CT), 1936; Doctor of Humane Letters (L.H.D.), Holy Family College, Torredale (PA), 1971.
Career: research chemist, 1936-41, research supervisor, 1950-60, research associate, 1960-72, E. I. du Pont de Nemours, Wilmington (DE); prof. (biophysics), Holy Family College, 1959-72; adjunct prof., Temple University School of Dentistry, 1972 -; associate director, Maxillofacial Clinic, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Wilmington, 1972 -; consultant, United Nations (UN) Industrial Development Organization, 1962-72, National Institutes of Health (NIH), 1964-72.
Author: numerous papers in professional journals on polymers.
Member of: board directors president, Catholic Social Services, Wilmington, 1954-62; American Chemical Society; American Physical Society; American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); Society of Biomaterials; Tissue Culture Association; American Society of Testing and Materials; Reserve Officers Association.
Honors: achievement awards, American - Polish Eagle, and American Polish Descent Culture Society, 1994; listed in Who's Who in Frontier Science and Technology.
Served with: U.S. Army, World War II, 1941-46, United States Army Reserve (USAR), colonel, 1960-70.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish.
Office: Veterans Administration Medical Center, 1601 Kirkwood Highway, Wilmington, DE 19805.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996