Background
Taraza, Dinu was born on October 10, 1936 in Bucharest, Romania. Son of Petre and Melania Valeria Taraza.
researcher engineering educator
Taraza, Dinu was born on October 10, 1936 in Bucharest, Romania. Son of Petre and Melania Valeria Taraza.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic Institute Bucharest, 1954—1959. Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic Institute Bucharest, 1965—1975.
Product engineer 23 August Heavy Industry Plant, Bucharest, Romania, 1959—1960. Product development engineer Technology Institute of the Ministry of Transportation, 1960—1965. Assistant Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest, 1965—1969, lecturer, 1969—1975, associate professor, 1975—1990, professor, 1990—1995.
Visiting professor Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany, 1992—1992, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1995—1997, professor (tenure 2003), since 1997. Consultant Ministry Machine Building, Bucharest, 1977—1995.
Fellow: Society Automotive Engineers. Member: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society for Engineering Education.
Married Octaviana Croitoru, July 21, 1961. 1 child Carmen Marina Mihai.