Background
Grad, Arthur was born on January 31, 1918 in Stryj, Austria. Arrived in the United States, 1921. Son of Herman and Helen Grad.
Grad, Arthur was born on January 31, 1918 in Stryj, Austria. Arrived in the United States, 1921. Son of Herman and Helen Grad.
Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, New York City, 1938. AM, Columbia University, New York City, 1939. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, California, 1948.
Physical science aide National Bureau Standards, 1941. Mathematician United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1941—1946. Research associate Stanford University, 1946—1948.
Mathematician Office Naval Research, 1948—1953. Lecturer University Maryland, 1949—1953. Visiting mathematician Courant Institute, New York University, New York City, 1953—1954.
Head mathematics branch Office Naval Research, 1954—1959. Head mathematics science section National Science Foundation, 1959—1963. Associate dean graduate division Stanford University, 1963—1964.
Dean Graduate School Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 1964—1971. President Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1971—1973. Visiting professor City University of New York, 1973—1976, special assistant academy policy, 1976—1986.
Retired, 1986
Special assighment undersea warfare study group National Research Council, 1950, member committee travel grants division mathematics, 1960—1963, chairman committee on sources and forms of support division mathematics, 1969—1972. Examiner Commission Institutions Higher Education, North Central Association Colleges and Secondary Schools, 1967—1971. Member committee expert examiners United States Civil Service Commission, 1951—1953.
Member mathematics panel, awards committee for science achievement Washington Academy of Sciences, 1962. Member advisory council on automatic data processing United States Bureau Budget, 1962—1963. Representative Council Graduate Schools, 1964—1971.
Consultant in field; representative Argonne Universities Association. Member corporation Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1971—1973. Vice chairman executive committee Brooklyn Institutional Council, 1971—1973.
Trustee Brooklyn Philharmonia, 1971—1973. Violinist Philharmonic Symphony Westchester, 1988—1990, Yonkers Philharmonic Orchestra, New York, since 1997. Member council Associated Midwest Universities, 1964—1968.
Married Irene Smiley Grad, June 21, 1946. Children: Susan, Laura.