Joseph Henry Moore

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Nicknames/Other names: J. Harry

Education:

  • Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (1933) - University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB Canada
  • Master of Science (1934) - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA

Years employed: 1938 - 1951

Faculty: Engineering

Department: Civil Engineering

Positions held: 

  • Professor of Civil Engineering, 1938 - 1951

Activities/contribution:

President of the Association of Professional Engineers of New Brunswick (1951)

Additional notes:

  • Was offered associate professorship at M.I.T. but declined to stay at U.N.B.
  • Studied structural engineering design at Cambridge University on a two-year I.O.D.E. scholarship (1934 - 1936?).
  • Established engineering firm of J. Harry Moore and Associates with fellow professors Ira Beattie, Albert Stevens and Robert McLaughlin.
  • Designed and supervised the construction of Bonar Law-Bennett Library (UNB), Sinclair Rink (Newcastle, NB) and several school and commercial buildings in the province.

Sources:

  • UA Case 77
  • Alumni Clippings


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