Background
Chamis, Christos Constantinos was born on May 16, 1930 in Sotira, Greece. Arrived in the United States, 1948. Son of Constantinos and Anastasia (Kyriakos) Chamis.
Chamis, Christos Constantinos was born on May 16, 1930 in Sotira, Greece. Arrived in the United States, 1948. Son of Constantinos and Anastasia (Kyriakos) Chamis.
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Cleveland State University, 1960. Master of Science, Case Western Resident.U., 1962, Doctor of Philosophy, 1967. Draftsman, designer Consultant
Engineering, Cleveland, 1955-1960.
Research assistant Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 1960-1962, research associate, 1964-1968. Research mathematician B. F. Goodrich, Brecksville, Ohio, 1962-1964.
Aerospace engineer Lewis Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cleveland, 1968-1978, sr.rsch. engineer, 1978-1986, senior aerospace scientist, 1986. Consultant LawrenceLivermore laboratories, California, 1974-1979.
Adjunct Professor Cleveland State University, 1968, Akron University, 1980, Case Western Reserve University, 1984.
Draftsman, designer Consultant Engineering, Cleveland, 1955-1960. Research assistant Case Western Reserve University, 1960-1962, research associate, 1964-1968. Research mathematician Benjamin Franklin Goodrich, Brecksville, Ohio, 1962-1964.
Aerospace engineer Glenn Research Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cleveland, 1968-1978, senior research engineer, 1978-1986, senior aerospace scientist, since 1986. Consultant Lawrence Livermore Laboratories, California, 1974-1979. Adjunct professor Cleveland State University, since 1968, Akron University, since 1980, Case Western Reserve University, since 1984.
Served with United States Marine Corps, 1952-1953. Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Engine Structures award 1992), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate editor 1986-1988, Structures, Dynamics and Material award 1998), American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society for Testing and Materials, Society Advancement Materials and Process Engineering, Society Automotive Engineers (Probabilistic Structural Analysis award 1997), American Society Composites (Distinguished Researcher of Year, 2007). Member Society Experimental Mechanics, American Society Metals, Society Engineering Science, American Ceramic Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Alice Yanosko, August 20, 1966. Children: Chrysanthie, Anna-Lisa, Constantinos.