Background
Thurston, George Butte was born on October 8, 1924 in Austin, Texas, United States. Son of Rudolph D. and Olivia Ruth (Lester) Thurston.
mechanical and biomedical engineering educator
Thurston, George Butte was born on October 8, 1924 in Austin, Texas, United States. Son of Rudolph D. and Olivia Ruth (Lester) Thurston.
Bachelor of Science, University Texas, Austin, 1944. Master of Arts, University Texas, Austin, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, Austin, 1952.
Supervisor hydroacoustics section, Defense Research Laboratory, University Texas, Austin, 1949-1952; assistant professor physics, U. Wyoming, Laramie, 1952-1953; assistant professor physics, U. Arkansas, Fayetteville, 1953-1954; physicist, Naval Ordnance Test Station, Inyokern, California, 1954-1955; associate professor, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 1954-1959; research physicist, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1958-1959; professor, Oklahoma State University, Ann Arbor, 1959-1968; visiting scientist, Centre de Recherche sur les Macromolecules, Strasbourg, France, 1963-1964; professor mechanic engineering and biomedical engineering, University Texas, Austin, since 1968; president, Vilastic Scientific, Inc. Visiting professor Helmholtz Institute fur Biomedizinische Technik, Aachen, West Germany, 1975-1976. Consultant for government, industry.
Fellow American Physical Society, Acoustical Society of America. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society Rheology, International Society Biorheology, British Society Rheology, Sigma Xi, Sigma Pi Sigma.
Married Carol A. McWharter, April 5, 1947. Children– John Douglas, Mary Elizabeth, Married Dorothy Niedelman, July 18, 2003.