Background
Sandor, George Nason was born on February 24, 1912 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Alexander S. and Maria (Adler) Sandor. came to the United States, 1938, naturalized, 1949.
Sandor, George Nason was born on February 24, 1912 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Alexander S. and Maria (Adler) Sandor. came to the United States, 1938, naturalized, 1949.
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic University Budapest, 1934. D. England Science, Columbia University, 1959. Doctor (honorary), Budapest Technological University, 1986.
Assistant to chief engineer, Hungarian Rubber Company, Budapest, 1935-1936;
manufacturing department head, Hungarian Rubber Company, 1936-1938;
design engineer, Babcock Printing Press Corporation, New London, Connecticut, 1939-1944;
vice president, chief engineer, Heriot-Watt University Faeber Corporation, New York City, 1944-1946;
chief engineer, Time Inc. Graphic Arts Research laboratories, Springdale, Connecticut, 1946-1961;
chief engineer, Huck Company, Inc., New York City, 1961;
associate professor mechanic engineering, Yale, 1961-1966;
professor mechanic engineering, Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1966-1967;
Alcoa Foundation professor mechanic design, chairman machines and structures division, Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1967-1975;
research professor mechanic engineering, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1976-1989;
research professor emeritus, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1989-1996;
director mechanic engineering design and rotordynamics laboratories, U. Florida, 1979-1987. Instructor engineering U. Connecticut Extension, New London and Norwich, 1940-1944.
Lecturer mechanic engineering Columbia University, New York City, 1961-1962. Director Huck Design Corporation, Huck Company, Inc., Montvale, New Jersey, 1964-1970. Construction engineering, printingequipment and automatic machinery, mechanic engineering design, 1961-1996.
Consultant National Science Foundation Departmental and Institutional Development Program, 1970-1972. Consultant national materials advisory board National Academy Sciences, 1974. Consultant Xerox Corporation, Burroughs Corporation, Government Products division Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company, Time Inc., also others, 1961-1992.
Principal investigator, co-investigator National Science Foundation, United States.Army Research Office and National Aeronautics and Space Administration sponsored research at Yale University. Director and co-director National Science Foundation, United States Army Research Office and National Aeronautics and Space Administration sponsored research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and. U. Florida at Gainesville.
Chief United States of America delegate to International Federation for Theory Machines and Mechanisms, 1969-1975. Consultant for materials conservation through design Office Technology Assessment, Congress United States, 1977.
Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers (life, Machine Design award 1975, mechanisms committee award 1980, honorary member 1991). Member National Society of Professional Engineers, American Society Engineering Education (Ralph Coats Roe award 1985), New York Academy of Sciences, American Academy Mechanics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (honorary member 1993), Flying Engineers International, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma.
Son of Alexander S. and Maria (Adler) S. M. Magda Breiner, December 5, 1964. Stepchildren: Stephen Gergely, Judith Patricia Gergely (Mistress J. Peter Vernon).