Background
Gilbert, John Andrew was born on September 3, 1948 in Frankfort, Federal Republic of Germany. Son of David K. and Joan (Bowes) Gilbert.
John Andrew Gilbert
September 3, 1948 Frankfort, Federal Republic of Germany
Lecturer engineering mechanics, experimental stress analysis, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1975-1976; from assistant professor to associate professor department сivil engineering, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1976-1985; director сivil engineering program department mechanic engineering, U. Alabama, Huntsville, 1985-1990; president, chief Executive officer, Optechnology, Inc., Alabama, since 1989; professor mechanic engineering, U. Alabama, Huntsville, since 1985. Resident visitor, consultant optical metrology American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1981-1989. Adjunct Professor materials science U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa, since 1988, Birmingham, since 1989. Presenter in field.
John Andrew Gilbert Edit Profile
John Andrew Gilbert, American mechanical engineer, educator. Achievements include patents for method and device for nondestructive evaluation and for integrated rainbow hologram.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1971. Master of Science in Applied Mechanics, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanics, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 1975.
Career
Lecturer engineering mechanics, experimental stress analysis, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1975-1976;
from assistant professor to associate professor department сivil engineering, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1976-1985;
director сivil engineering program department mechanic engineering, U. Alabama, Huntsville, 1985-1990;
president, chief Executive officer, Optechnology, Inc., Alabama, since 1989;
professor mechanic engineering, U. Alabama, Huntsville, since 1985. Resident visitor, consultant optical metrology American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1981-1989. Adjunct Professor materials science U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa, since 1988, Birmingham, since 1989.
Presenter in field.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow Society for Experimental Mechanics. Member American Society of Civil Engineers, American Academy Mechanics, British Society for Strain Measurement, American Society for Engineering Education, Society Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, Huntsville Electro-Optical Section and Working Group, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Kathleen M. Leonard, December 31, 1985. Children; Richard, Ben, Rebecca, Allison.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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ITT Research Institute fellow, 1974, National D ITT Research Institute fellow, 1974, National Defense Education Act fellow, 1973, National Science Foundation fellow, 1972, Research fellow American Society for Nondestructive Testing. Recipient Engineer of Year award American Society of Civil Engineers, 1991, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Technology Brief award, 1990, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Certified of Recognition, 1990. Named as one of UW's Young Scientists, Milwaukee Journal Insight Magazine, 1983.
Grantee Army Research Office, 1980-1984, 84-85, 85-87, National Science Foundation, 1983-1984, Allen-Bradley Company, 1982-1985, Department of Defense, 1984-1986, American Society Nondestructive Testing, 1987-1988, National Aeronautics and Space Administration/Marshall Space Flight Center, 1987, 87-88, 88-90, 90-91, Asia Research Institute, 1987-1988, Stage Directors and Choreographers, 1991.