Egon Balas

Background

Balas, Egon was born on June 7, 1922 in Cluj, Romania. Son of Ignat and Boriska Balas. came to the United States, 1967, naturalized, 1973.

Education

Diploma licenciae, Bolyai U., Cluj, 1949; D.Sc.Ec. summa cum laude, U. Brussels D.U. in Mathematics, U. Paris.

Career

Associate professor economics, Institute Economics Science, Bucharest, 1949-1958; analyst, Designing Institute Forestry and Timber Industry, Bucharest, 1959-1964; head mathematics programming sector, Center Mathematics Statistics of Romanian Academy, 1964-1966; research mathematician, International Computation Centre, Rome, 1966; visiting professor operations research, U. Toronto, 1967; visiting professor operations research, Stanford University, 1967; Ford distinguished research professor, Carnegie Mellon U., 1967-1968; professor industrial administration and applied mathematics, Carnegie-Mellon U., since 1968; university professor, Carnegie-Mellon U., since 1990; holder GSIA alumni chair, Carnegie-Mellon U., since 1980. Visiting operations research analyst Federal Energy Administration, 1976. Consultant National Science Foundation grantee, since 1972.

Visiting professor Mathematics Institute Köln, 1980-1981.

Achievements

• Egon Balas has been listed as a noteworthy Applied mathematician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Mathematics Programming Society (county 1989-1992), Institute Management Sciences (county 1972-1975), Oper. Research Society.

Connections

Married Edith Lovi, 1948. Children: Anna, Vera.

Father:

Ignat Balas

Mother:

Boriska Balas

Spouse:

Edith Lovi

child:

Anna Balas

child:

Vera Balas