Charles O. Velzy

Charles O. Velzy (March 17, 1930 – December 11, 2020) was an American mechanical and consulting engineer, and business executive at Charles R. Velzy Associates, Inc. and later Charles O. Velzy, P.E. He is known as the 108th presidents of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1989-1990.

Biography Charles O. Velzy was born in Oak Park, Illinois on March 17, 1930. He took his studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, where he obtained his BSc in civil engineering in 1953, and his MSc in sanitary engineering in 1959.

In the year 1989-1990 Valzy served as the 108th presidents of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Selected publications Velzy, Charles O. The enigma of incinerator design, 1968.

Articles, a selection Velzy, Charles O. "30 years of refuse-fired boiler experience." Resource Recovery and Conservation 4.1 (1979): 83-98. Velzy, Charles O. "ASME standard sampling and analysis methods for dioxins/furans." Chemosphere 15.9-12 (1986): 1179-1185. Velzy, Charles O., J. Feldman, and M. Trichon. "Incineration technology for managing biomedical wastes." Waste Management & Research 8.4 (1990): 293-298. Velzy, Charles O., and Leonard M. Grillo. "Waste-to-energy combustion." Handbook of energy efficiency and renewable energy. CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA (2007).