Background
Pfender, Emil was born on May 25, 1925 in Stuttgart, Germany. Came to the United States, 1964, naturalized, 1969. Son of Vinzenz and Anna Maria (Dreher) Pfender.
Mechanical engineering educator
Pfender, Emil was born on May 25, 1925 in Stuttgart, Germany. Came to the United States, 1964, naturalized, 1969. Son of Vinzenz and Anna Maria (Dreher) Pfender.
Student, University Tuebingen, Germany, 1949. Diploma in physics, University Stuttgart, Germany, 1953. Doctor Ing. in Electrical Engineering, University Stuttgart, Germany, 1959.
Associate professor mechanical engineering University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1964-1967, professor, 1967—2000, professor emeritus, since 2000.
Fellow: American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Member: National Academy of Engineering.
Married Maria Katharina Staiger, October 22, 1954. Children: Roland, Norbert, Corinne.