Background
Rigney, David Arthur was born on August 8, 1938 in Waterbury, Connecticut, United States. Son of John W. and Anne L. (Norling) Rigney.
Materials science and engineering educator
Rigney, David Arthur was born on August 8, 1938 in Waterbury, Connecticut, United States. Son of John W. and Anne L. (Norling) Rigney.
Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1965. Postdoctoral research fellow University of Illinois, Urbana, 1965-1967. Member of faculty to professor department metallurgical engineering Ohio State University, Columbus, 1967.
Postdoctoral research fellow University Illinois, Urbana, 1965—1967. Member faculty to professor department metallurgical engineering Ohio State University, Columbus, 1967—2007, interim chair department materials science and engineering, 2003, professor emeritus, since 2007. Guest professor Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, 1990.
Member Ohio Council on Natural Areas, 1970-1975, chairman, 1972-1974. Associate director Center for Materials Research, Ohio State University, 1989-2004. Chairman International Conference on Wear of Materials, 1991, Gordon Research Conference, Tribology 2000.
Fellow American Society for Metals. Member The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, Sierra Club, Ohio Environmental Council, Sigma Xi.
Married Ann Fairbairn, June 25,1965. Children: Mark Doctorate., Heather A. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1960, South.M. Entertainment, 1962.