Background
DeSilva, Clarence Wilfred was born on April 5, 1949 in Badulla, Uva, Ceylon. Son of Welhewage Sedris and Somie Mureal (Abeygunasekera) deS.
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Clarence Wilfred DeSilva
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Clarence Wilfred deSilva, American mechanical engineering educator, consultant. Recipient Gold award for best paper Canada Computer-aided Design/The Communications Advertising and Marketing and Robotics Conference, 1984; Lilly Endowment fellow, 1979-1980, Fulbright Scholar U. Cambridge, 1987. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior, Distinguished Lecturer, 1986), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Sigma Xi.
Education
Bachelor of Science with honors, University Ceylon, 1971. Master of Science, University Toronto, 1975. Master of Science, University Cincinnati, 1976.
Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1978.
Career
Assistant works engineer Richard Pieris & Company Ltd., Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1971—1973. Instructor system Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1975. Instructor data processing Southern Ohio College, Cincinnati, 1976, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1978—1987, professor mechanical engineering, since 1984.
Consultant vibration testing Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh, since 1979. Consultant robotics American Robot Corporation, 1983. Consultant control instrumentation International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, Boca Raton, Florida, 1985.
Consultant experimental modal analysis Zonic Corporation, Milford, Ohio, 1986. Faculty fellow National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1987. Equipment trainee Bruel & Kjaer Company, Naerum, Denmark, 1982.
Book reviewer MacMillan Public Company Incorporated, New York York City, 1983. Technology editor Measurements and Control Journal, since 1983.
Achievements
Membership
Volunteer technical consultant Pittsburgh Arts and Crafts Center, 1979—1980. Volunteer Westinghouse Explorer Program, 1983. Delegate United States Technology, Chile.
Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior Distinguished Lecturer award 1986), Sigma Xi.
Connections
Son of Welhewage Sedris and Somie Mureal (Abeygunasekera) deSilva. Married Clarice Priyalatha Perera deSilva, December 14, 1981. Children: Charmaine Kamali, Clarence Sumitta, Cheryl Nirmali.
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Recipient Gold award for best paper Canada Computer-aided Design/The Communications Advertising and Marketing and Robotics Conference, 1984. Lilly Endowment fellow, 1979-1980, Fulbright Scholar U. Cambridge, 1987.Recipient Gold award for best paper Canada Computer-aided Design/The Communications Advertising and Marketing and Robotics Conference, 1984. Lilly Endowment fellow, 1979-1980, Fulbright Scholar U. Cambridge, 1987.