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Giddens, Don Peyton was born on October 24, 1940 in Augusta, Georgia, United States.
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Don Peyton Giddens
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Don Peyton Giddens, American Engineering educator, researcher. Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute Medical Biological Engineers; member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Heart Association, BMES, Society Sigma Xi (national lecturer 1983-1987).
Education
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Georgia Institute Technology, 1963; Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute Technology, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, Georgia Institute Technology, 1967.
Career
Associate aircraft engineer, Lockheed-Georgia Company, Atlanta, 1963; member technical staff, Aerospace Corporation, San Bernardino, California, 1966-1967; assistant professor, Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta, 1968-1970; associate professor, Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta, 1970-1977; professor, Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta, 1977-1982; Regents professor, Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta, 1982-1992; director School Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta, 1988-1992; dean engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1992-1997; professor biomedical engineering Emory Medical School, Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta, since 1997. Member science advising committee Whitaker Foundation.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute Medical Biological Engineers. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Heart Association, BMES, Society Sigma Xi (national lecturer 1983-1987).
