Background
Penchina, Claude M. was born on January 25, 1939 in Paris. Son of Hyman C. and Colette H. (Sznajderman) Penchina. came to the United States, 1941.
Penchina, Claude M. was born on January 25, 1939 in Paris. Son of Hyman C. and Colette H. (Sznajderman) Penchina. came to the United States, 1941.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Cooper Union, 1959; Master of Science in Physics, Syracuse University, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Syracuse University, 1964.
Electrical engineer, Israel Electric Company, Haifa, 1957;
electrical engineer, United States Army Signal Research and Development Laboratory, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, 1958;
microwave engineer, General Precision laboratories, Pleasantville, New York, 1959;
National Science Foundation fellow, Syracuse (New York) U., 1960-1963;
research associate in electrical engineering and physics, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1963-1965;
assistant professor of physics, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1965-1969;
associate professor, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1969-1976;
professor, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, since 1976. Visiting scientist United States Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1969, King's College, London, 1970, Max Plank Institute fur Festkörperforschung, Stuttgart,1971, Bull, S.A., Les Clayes sous Bois, France, 1987-1988. Exchange fellow NAS, Prague and Budapest, 1979.
Lady Davis Foundation fellow Technion-Institute Technology, 1979-1980, 88. American Society Engineering Education distinguished research fellowU.S. Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, 1985-1987, 89-91, Naval Research and Development division 1992. Visiting research fellow U. Tokyo, 1988-1989.
Visiting professor University of California, San Diego, 1993-1998, San Diego State University, 1997-1998.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Physical Society, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences.
Married Meira Szwarc, March 21, 1965. Children: Gil A., Leora J.