Background
Kassapoglou, Christos was born on November 27, 1959 in Athens. Arrived in the United States, 1978. Son of George and Dia (Alexis) Kassapoglou.
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Christos Kassapoglou
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Christos Kassapoglou, Greek, American aeronautical engineer, educator. Achievements include patents for transmission support structure for a rotary wing aircraft; patents for method of selecting optimum mix of resources to maximize outcome while minimizing risk. Recipient Salisbury Webb award, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982; R. DuPont fellow, 1983.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982. Master of Science in Aeronautics an Astronautics, Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984.
Career
Stress analyst Beech Aircraft Corporation, Wichita, Kansas, 1984-1987. Senior structures researcher Sikorsky Aircraft, Stratford, Connecticut, since 1987. Associate professor aerospace structures Delft University of Technology, Netherlands.
Seminar speaker on certified of civil composite aircraft in Milan (Italy), Toronto, and Ottawa (Canada). Seminar speaker applicatiohs of compsites Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, Advance Technology Services International, Wichita, since 1987.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Helicopter Society, Society for Advancement of Material and Process Engineering, Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Gamma Tau.
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Married Annie Karaoulani, June 2002.
