Interview of John McCloskey by John Fallon

John McCloskey was born in 1920 in Philadelphia’s Olney section. Born into a working-class Irish Catholic family, McCloskey moved to Cornwell Heights, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County, in 1924. He graduated from Northeast Catholic High School in 1938. He held several jobs before settling in at Crown Cork & Seal’s seamless can manufacturing plant located at I Street and Erie Avenue in Philadelphia’s Kensington section. He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1942. He was selected to instruct future pilots in the operation of B-17 Bombers. He attained the rank of First Lieutenant. Following his time in the Army, McCloskey used to GI Bill to attend La Salle College where he graduated with a degree in accounting in 1948. He did this while working full-time as the student manager of the College’s campus store and supporting his family which included his wife Betty, and his first two sons, John and James. After graduation McCloskey was made full manager of the campus store. During this time he taught Military Science in the college’s ROTC program. In 1955, he was made Assistant to the President under Brother Stanislaus. At this time he also had begun work on his MBA in marketing at Temple University. He served in that post until 1959 when he was made Vice-President of Public Affairs. In 1986, he would step down as vice-president but continued to serve La Salle the Director of Public Relations, 1986-1988, and then as Assistant Vice-President for Development until he finally retired in 1992. Ultimately, he and his wife had four children: John, James, Kathy, and Dan. In addition to his years at La Salle McCloskey was also extremely active in the Philadelphia community assisting in numerous educational projects and donating his time to many Catholic charities. His service has been honored in many ways. In 1991 he received two distinct designations. He was Affiliated as a Honorary Christian Brother at La Salle, a honor that is not given out lightly. Also, in 1991 he was named a knight in the Order of St. Gregory, a Papal distinction given for outstanding service. On the occasion of his ninetieth birthday, McCloskey received letters of recognition from President and First Lady, Barack and Michelle Obama, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, U.S. Senator Robert Casey, as well as from Philadelphia officials. At the time of the interview he was retired and living in Bucks County. He spent every morning at St. Joseph’s Manor, a nursing care facility, with his wife of over sixty-seven years, Betty. John McCloskey passed away in March 2019

Seasonal Temperature Patterns of Selected Cities in and Around Ohio

Author Institution: Department of Mathematics, University of DaytonA sinusoidal temperature model has been developed which describes maximum and minimum temperature patterns through a yearly cycle for the major cities in and around the state of Ohio. Thirty-year monthly means provide the basis for the calculation of model parameters that are used to analytically compare temperature patterns among the selected cities. An amplitude of 11.8°C for the minimum temperature cycle in Columbus implies that the average minimum temperature for January in this city was 23.6°C colder than the average summer minimum temperature for July. Larger amplitudes for the maximum temperature cycles imply a larger difference between average summer daily extremes than for average winter daily extremes. With minimum winter temperatures well below freezing over the state, the model indicates a period of over 100 days during winter where the average minimum daily temperatures are below 0°C

EMC Testing on the Integrated Science Instrument Module (ISIM) - A Summary of the EMC Test Campaign for the Science Payload of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

This paper describes the electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) tests performed on the Integrated Science Instrument Module (ISIM), the science payload of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), at NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in August 2015. By its very nature of being an integrated payload, it could be treated as neither a unit level test nor an integrated spacecraft/observatory test. Non-standard test criteria are described along with non-standard test methods that had to be developed in order to evaluate them. Results are presented to demonstrate that all test criteria were met in less than the time allocated

“A Dialogue on Market Innovation and Laissez Faire”

A dialogue on laissez faire capitalism and the free market

Troubleshooting Challenges on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

This presentation provides a summary of troubleshooting efforts on the power interface of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) during cryovac testing at Johnson Space Center (JSC). [Of special interest: OTIS (OTE (Optical Telescope Element) and ISIM (Integrated Science Instrument Module))]

EMC Test Challenges for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope

This presentation describes the electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) tests performed on the Integrated Science Instrument Module (ISIM), the science payload of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), at NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in August 2015. By its very nature of being an integrated payload, it could be treated as neither a unit level test nor an integrated spacecraft observatory test. Non-standard test criteria are described along with non-standard test methods that had to be developed in order to evaluate them. Results are presented to demonstrate that all test criteria were met in less than the time allocated