Barry Douglas Ganapol

Background

Ganapol, Barry Douglas was born on May 15, 1944 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Manny Myrvin and Miriam Ganapol.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1962-1966; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1971; Master of Science, Columbia University, 1967.

Career

Engineer Swiss Federal Institute, Switzerland, 1971-1972, Saclay, France, 1972-1974, Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, 1974-1976, consultant, 1977-1979. Professor University Arizona, Tucson, since 1976, acting department head, 1995-1997, interim department head aerospace and mechanical engineering department, 2001—2002, associate department head, 2003—2004, assistant department head, since 2004. Consultant Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratories, 1979-1985, Science Application Inc., Albuquerque, 1979-1982, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Arcon Corporation, 1989-1991.

Visiting professor University Bologna, Italy, 1980-1981, University Torino, Italy, 1987, Weizmann Institute, 1989, University Parma, Italy, 1992. X-TM staff Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1999.

Achievements

• Barry Douglas Ganapol has been listed as a noteworthy Nuclear engineering educator, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Nuclear Society. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Mathematics Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics, American Society Electrical Engineers (Ames Research Center faculty fellow 1996-1997, 2000-2002, National Research Council summer faculty fellow Hanscom Air Force Base, 2004-2005), Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: guitar, model building.

Connections

Father:

Manny Myrvin Ganapol

Mother:

Miriam Ganapol