Paul Francis Pucci

Paul Francis Pucci
December 16, 1923 ~ April 14, 2009
San Diego - Paul Francis Pucci, 85, Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, died April 14, 2009. He was born December 16, 1923 in Haledon, NJ.
Paul was a Naval Aviator and flight instructor during World War II. He earned Bachelor and Master degrees in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University in 1949 and 1950, and received his doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University in 1955. He was employed by the Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, MI, and Convair in San Diego, CA prior to beginning his career at the Naval Postgraduate School in August 1956. He received the Adm. J. Schieffelin Excellence in Teaching Award in 1971.
Paul maintained continuous research and development projects with the Navy for over 30 years. He was a life Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering and became Chair of the International Gas Turbine Institute of ASME in 1977-78. He was a registered Professional Engineer of California, a Chartered Engineer in England and an Eur Ing of Europe. He presented his course on Marine Gas Turbines to various shipyards and to the Australian Navy in Canberra and was a member of technical review boards for the Navy and the Department of Energy and for several industrial companies. He was a member of the Propulsion and Energetics Panel of AGARD, a part of NATO.
Paul was predeceased by his wife, Virginia, in November 2005, after a marriage of 58 years, and by his sister, Joan C. Connelly, in 2004. He is survived by two sons, Paul D. Pucci of San Diego and Steven L. Pucci of Los Gatos, CA.
The family suggests that in lieu of flowers any memorial contribution be sent to a favorite charity.