Background
Kempner, Joseph was born on April 25, 1923 in Brooklyn. Son of Arthur and Anna (Richman) Kempner.
aerospace engineering educator
Kempner, Joseph was born on April 25, 1923 in Brooklyn. Son of Arthur and Anna (Richman) Kempner.
B.Aero. Engineering summa cum laude, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1943. M.Aero. Engineering, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Mechanics, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1950.
Research fellow, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1944;
member of faculty, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1947-1990;
professor applied mechanics and aerospace engineering, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1957-1990;
professor emeritus, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, since 1990;
chairman undergraduate aerospace studies, assistant director research, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1962-1963;
director applied mechanics, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1964-1976;
head department, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1966-1976;
aero engineer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1944-1947. Consultant industrial and government research labs. Former member of advisory group II, shipstructural design procedure and analysis, ship research committee Maritime Transportation Research Board, National Academy Sciences-National Research Council.
Also former member committee basic research, advisory to Army Research Office, 1973-1976, 81-85. Principal investigator research contracts Office Naval Research and Air Force Office Science Research.
Fellow New York Academy Sciences (I.B. Laskowitz Gold medal 1973), American Academy Mechanics. Associate fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society Engineering Education, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Gamma Tau.
Married Carol F. Brown, January 12, 1947. Children: Robert M., Marien A. Barker.