Background
Friend, James R was born on September 13, 1970 in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Son of Jennifer Jean Friend.
Friend, James R was born on September 13, 1970 in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Son of Jennifer Jean Friend.
Bachelor Aerospace Engineering, University Missouri, Rolla, 1992. Master Mechanical Engineering, University Missouri, Rolla, 1995. Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, University Missouri, Rolla, 1998.
Graduate research assistant University Missouri, Rolla, Missouri, 1993—1998. Assistant professor University Colorado, Colorado Springs, Colorado, since 1999. Visiting assistant professor P&I Laboratory Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan, since 2001.
Consultant Transportation Technology Center, Pueblo, Colorado, 2000—2001, Brewer Science, Rolla, 1998.
Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (faculty advisor 1999—2001), Keramos (associate), Sigma Gamma Tau, Tau Beta Pi (associate), Sigma Xi (associate).
Married Sumi Kato.