James Thomas Jenkins

Background

Jenkins, James Thomas was born on June 30, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Marvin Nicholas and Esther Alice (Nelson) Jenkins.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanics, Johns Hopkins University, 1969.

Career

Assistant professor, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1971-1977; associate professor, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1977-1983; professor, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, since 1983; chair, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, since 1991.

Achievements

• James Thomas Jenkins has been listed as a noteworthy Mechanical engineering researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Katharine Kelly, October 8, 1983. Children: Thomas Nelson, Peter Kelly.

Father:

Marvin Nicholas Jenkins

Mother:

Esther Alice (Nelson) Jenkins

Spouse:

Katharine Kelly

child:

Peter Kelly Jenkins

child:

Thomas Nelson Jenkins