Background
Trabant, Edward Arthur was born on February 28, 1920 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Edward Arthur and Nellie (Thompson) Trabant.
Trabant, Edward Arthur was born on February 28, 1920 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Edward Arthur and Nellie (Thompson) Trabant.
AB, Occidental College, Los Angeles, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1947.
Instructor physics and mathematics California Institute of Technology, 1945-1947. Professor engineering science Purdue University, 1955-1960, head division engineering science, 1957-1960, director nuclear engineering laboratory, 1957-1959, director off-campus graduate programs engineering, 1956-1959. Assistant dean Purdue University (Graduate School), 1956-1960.
Dean School Engineering, State University New York at Buffalo, 1960-1966. Vice president academy affairs Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, 1966-1968. President University Delaware, Newark, since 1968.
Consultant editor Wadsworth Public Company, San Francisco. Director Aegis Corporation, Miami, Florida, Delmarva Power & Light Company, Wilmington, Delaware Trust Company, Wilmington.
Board directors Henry Francis du Pont Winterbur Museum, Wilmington Medical Center, Delaware Art Museum. Member American Society Engineering Education, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Mathematics Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Jeraldine Shanessy, October 24, 1943. Children– Jeraldine, Arta, Amanda Merle.