Joseph P. Reardon

Joseph P. Reardon, Ph.D., of Fairview Park, Ohio, grew up in Cambridge, Ohio, and developed an early interest in science that led him to earn a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama. He later received both his master’s and doctoral degrees in physical chemistry from The American University in Washington, D.C. Throughout his career, Dr. Reardon has worked as a high school teacher, chemical researcher and practicing materials scientist. His professional expertise includes high-temperature composites, the manufacture of carbon and carbon/carbon materials and protective armor technologies.