Joseph Kestin

Background

Kestin, Joseph was born on September 18, 1913 in Warsaw, Poland. Son of Paul and Leah Kestin. came to the United States, 1952, naturalized, 1960.

Education

Diplom-Ingenieur, Engineering, University Warsaw, 1937. Doctor of Philosophy, Imperial College, London, 1945. Master of Arts ad eundem, Brown University, 1955.

Doctor of Science, University London, 1966. Doctor honorary, Universite Claude Bernard, Lyon I.

Career

Senior lecturer department mechanical engineering Polish University College, London, 1944-1946, department head, 1947-1952. Professor engineering, director Center for Energy Studies Brown University, Providence, 1952-1984, research professor, 1984-1993. Visiting professor Imperial College, London, 1958, 83-86, Summer School in Jablonna, Warsaw, Polish Academy of Sciences, 1973, University Maryland, 1983-1988.

Distinguished visiting professor University Delaware, 1989. Professeur associe University Paris, 1966, Université Claude Bernard (Lyon I) and Ecole Centrale de Lyon, 1974. Fulbright lecturer Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, 1972.

Special lecturer Norges Tekniske, Hogskole, Trondheim, Norway, 1963, 71. Lecturer Nobel Committee Berzelius Symposium, 1979. Fellow Institute Advanced Studies, West Berlin.

Special advisory on engineering education to Chancellor of University Tehran, Iran, 1968. Chairman National Research Council Eval. Panel for Office of Standard Reformed Data of National Bureau Standards, 1976-1980, summer school on internal variables in thermodynamics and continuum mechanics International Center for Mechanical Sciences, Udine, Italy, 1988.

Member Eval. Panel for National Measurement Laboratory of National Bureau Standards, 1978-1980. Numerical Data Advisory Board, National Academy of Sciences, 1976-1980. Consultant National Bureau Standards, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Rand Corporation.

Member visiting committee University Virginia, Charlottesville, 1964. Member executive committee National Bureau Standards Evaluation Panels, 1974-1978.

Membership

Fellow Institute Mechanical Engineers (London) (Water Arbitration prize 1949), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (task group on energy 1974-1976, applied mechanics division 1967-1978, chairman 1978, national nominating committee 1976-1978, Centennial medals for research achievements and distinguished service, James Harry Potter Gold medal 1981, special fellowship Japan), Society Promotion of Science, International Union Pure and Applied Chemical (honorary, chairman subcommittee transport properties, 1981-1991, fellow 1989, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (London). Member National Academy of Engineering (peer committee mechanical engineering 1987-1990, memberships committee 1990-1993), American Society Engineering Education (chairman Curtis W. McGraw Research award committee 1976-1978), International Association Properties of Steam (United States delegate executive committee 1954-1988, chief of delegate, 1972-1988, president 1974-1976, honorary fellow 1989), Council Energy Engineering Research, Polish Academy of Sciences (foreign), Sigma Xi (president Brown University chapter 1979-1984), Tau Beta Pi. Clubs: University (Providence), Faculty Brown University (Providence).

Connections

Son of Paul and Leah K. M. Alicja Wanda Drabienko, March 12, 1949. 1 daughter, Anita Susan.

Father:

Paul Kestin

Mother:

Leah Kestin

Spouse:

Alicja Wanda Drabienko