Background
Lovell, Edward George was born on May 25, 1939 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Son of George Andrew and Julia Anne (Kopacz) Lovell.
Mechanical engineering educator
Lovell, Edward George was born on May 25, 1939 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Son of George Andrew and Julia Anne (Kopacz) Lovell.
Bachelor of Science, Wayne State University, 1960; Master of Science, Wayne State University, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1967.
Project engineer Bureau Naval Weapons, Washington, 1959, Boeing Company, Seattle, 1962. Test engineer Ford Motor Company, Troy, Michigan, 1960. Instructor University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1963-1967.
Design engineer United Technology, Hartford, Connecticut, 1970. Professor engineering University Wisconsin, Madison, 1968—2008, chairman department engineering mechanics and astronautics, 1992-1995, associate chairman department of mechanical engineering, 1999—2008, emeritus professor, since 2008. Consultant structural engineering to government laboratories, industrial organizations, major textbook publications, since 1968.
Member Wisconsin Fusion Technology Institute, Wisconsin Center for Applied Microelectronics, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Roxann Engelstad. Children: Elise, Ethan.