Background
Kobayashi, Albert Satoshi was born on December 9, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Toshiyuki and Taka (Torii) Kobayashi.
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Albert Satoshi Kobayashi
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Albert Satoshi Kobayashi, American Mechanical engineering educator. Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society Experimental Mechanics (honorary life member, president 1989-1990); member National Academy of Engineering, American Society for Testing and Materials, American Ceramic Society.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, University Tokyo, 1947. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University Washington, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1958.
Career
Position II engineer, Konishiroku Photo Industry, Tokyo, 1947-1950;
design engineer, Illinois Tools Works, Chicago, 1953-1955;
research engineer, Armour Research Foundation, Illinois Institute Technology, Chicago, 1955-1958;
from assistant professor to associate professor department mechanic engineering, U. Washington, Seattle, 1958-1964;
professor, U. Washington, Seattle, 1964-1997;
Boeing Pennell professor structural mechanics, U. Washington, Seattle, 1988-1995;
professor emeritus, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1997. College faculty associate The Boeing Company, Seattle, 1958-1976. Consultant Mathematics Science Northwest, Bellevue, Washington, 1962-1982, United Nations Development Program, New York,1984.
Visiting scholar U. Tokyo, 1969, 77. Program director mechanic, structural and materials engineering division National Science Foundation, 1987-1988.
Membership
Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society Experimental Mechanics (honorary life member, president 1989-1990). Member National Academy of Engineering, American Society for Testing and Materials, American Ceramic Society.
Connections
Married Elizabeth Midori Oba, September 24, 1953. Children: Dori Kobayashi Ogami, Tina, Laura.
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Decorated Order of Rising Sun, gold rays with neck ribbons Emperor of Japan, 1997. Recipient F. G. Tatnall award Society Experimental Stress Analysis, 1973, Bachelor of Journalism Lazan award, 1981, R. E. Peterson award, 1983, William Murray Lecture medal, 1983, Burlington Resources Foundation Faculty Achievement award, 1992, M. M. Frocht award, 1995, G. E. Senior Research award American Society Engineering Education, 1995, Distinguished Alumni award University Student Club, University Washington, 1997. Named to Mechanical Engineering Hall of Fame, University Washington, 2006.Decorated Order of Rising Sun, gold rays with neck ribbons Emperor of Japan, 1997. Recipient F. G. Tatnall award Society Experimental Stress Analysis, 1973, Bachelor of Journalism Lazan award, 1981, R. E. Peterson award, 1983, William Murray Lecture medal, 1983, Burlington Resources Foundation Faculty Achievement award, 1992, M. M. Frocht award, 1995, G. E. Senior Research award American Society Engineering Education, 1995, Distinguished Alumni award University Student Club, University Washington, 1997. Named to Mechanical Engineering Hall of Fame, University Washington, 2006.