Background
Gurland, Joseph was born on January 26, 1923 in Berlin. Came to the United States, 1940. Son of Otto Rosenthal and Henny (Meyer) Gurland.
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Joseph Gurland
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B. Engineering, New York University, 1944. Mechanical Engineering, New York University, 1947. Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1951.
Career
Research engineer, Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio., 1947-1948; research engineer, manager basic research, Firth Sterling, Inc., Pittsburgh, 1951-1955; assistant professor engineering, Brown U., Providence, Rhode Island, 1955-1957; associate professor, Brown U., Providence, Rhode Island, 1957-1964; professor, Brown U., Providence, Rhode Island, 1964-1987; professor emeritus, Brown U., Providence, Rhode Island, since 1988. Distinguished visiting scientist Boston University Manufacturing Engineering Department, since 1990.
Membership
Served with United States Army, 1944-1946. Fellow American Society for Metals. Member American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, International Metallographic Society, International Society Stereology.
Connections
Married Doris Hurwitch, 1948. Children: Lisa, Johanna.
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Nationality
American -
Religion
Judaism
Awards
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Recipient Plansee medal International Plansee Society Powder Metallurgy, 1989, Civil Libertarian of Year award Rhode Island Civil Liberties Union, 1990. National Science Foundation fellow, 1961, North Atlantic Treaty Organization fellow, 1970.Recipient Plansee medal International Plansee Society Powder Metallurgy, 1989, Civil Libertarian of Year award Rhode Island Civil Liberties Union, 1990. National Science Foundation fellow, 1961, North Atlantic Treaty Organization fellow, 1970.