B. S. in Aeronautical Engineering, 1957, Iowa State University

M. S. in Aeronautical Engineering, 1958, Iowa State University

Ph. D. in Aeronautics, 1963, Caltech

1/Lt USAF, Wright-Patterson AFB, 1962-1965

Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Univ. of Michigan, 1965-1968

Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Univ. of Michigan, 1968- 1973

Professor of Aerospace  Engineering, Univ. of Michigan, 1973-2000

Emeritus Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Univ. of Michigan, 2000-present

 

Member:

   AIAA Professional Society

   Tau Beta Pi Professional Honorary Society

   Sigma Gamma Tau, Aerospace Honorary Society

   

Associate Fellow of AIAA

 

Chair or co-chair of 17 doctoral students, in Aero, Civil, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering

 

Developed and patented the "Personal Professor" video series of finite element and acoustic lectures.  More than 6000 people were trained in industry with the introductory finite element course.

 

Athletics:

     Freshman numeral in baseball, Iowa State 1954

     Letter in soccer, Caltech, 1962

     All-American honors 14 times in Senior Volleyball .

     Most valuable volleyball player in the United States for men aged 65 and over, 2001.

 

Entrepreneurship:

Founder of 3 corporations:  Automated Analysis Corporation (305 employees), Online Training (1 employee), CGN Associates (65 employees).   Hired over 1000 engineers in their first employment after graduation, including many foreign-born students.