Anthony Llewellyn

Infobox Astronaut
name =Dr. John Anthony Llewellyn


type =Astronaut
nationality =born British, naturalized American
date_birth =22 April 1933
place_birth =Cardiff, Wales
occupation =
selection =1967 NASA Group
time =
mission = none, resigned before being assigned to a mission
insignia =|

John Anthony Llewellyn (born 22 April 1933), is a former NASA astronaut.

Biography

Llewellyn was born in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, and graduated from Cardiff High School in 1949. He received his BSc degree in 1955 and went on to achieve his PhD degree in chemistry in 1958. He married Valerie Mya Davies-Jones and they have three children.

Post-education

After the award of his doctorate, Llewellyn moved to Ottawa, Canada, and served as a post-doctoral fellow at the National Research Council. In 1960 he went to Florida State University as a research associate in the Chemistry Department and was subsequently appointed Assistant Professor. In 1964 he was given a joint appointment as Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Science and in the Department of Chemistry.

NASA selection

Llewellyn was selected as a scientist-astronaut by NASA in August 1967. He participated in flight training, however dropped out of flight school [Donald K Slayton with Michael Cassutt "Deke!". 1994, ISBN 0-312-85918-X] and resigned from NASA in September 1968.

Post-NASA experience

While with the University of South Florida's department of Chemical Engineering, Llewellyn also served as Director of the College of Engineering's computing department and later as Director of Academic Computing, helping to start USF's programs in electronic and distance learning as well as in High-Performance Computing. In 2007, he retired from the directorship position and sits as Professor Emeritus in the department of Chemical Engineering.

Notes

External links

* [http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/llewellyn-ja.html Tony Llewellyn's official NASA biography]
* [http://www.spacefacts.de/english/bio_ast.htm Spacefacts biography]