Background
III, Joseph Ferris Atkinson, was born on June 9, 1951 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Joseph Ferris and Nancy Louise (Walker) Atkinson.
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Joseph Ferris Atkinson, III
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Joseph Ferris Atkinson, III, American electrical engineer, educator. Recipient Teacher of Year award, Tau Beta Pi, Buffalo, 1985; Lady Davis Trust Fund fellow, Jerusalem, 1979-1980, Arthur Ippen fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1983, National Science Foundation grant, 1985-1987.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Harvey Mudd College, 1973. Master of Civil Engineering, Cornell University, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985.
Career
Construction worker Griffith Construction Company, San Diego, 1976—1977. Researcher Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1978—1979. Research fellow Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, 1979—1980.
Research assistant Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1980—1984. Assistant professor State University of New York, Buffalo, since 1984. Consultant Didonato Associates, Inc., Buffalo, 1985.
Achievements
Membership
Member Buffalo Jewish Center, since 1984. Member of American Society of Civil Engineers, International Solar Energy Society, American Solar Energy Society (Paul Rappaport fellow 1984).
Interests
Connections
Married Nancy Ruth Levine, June 18, 1978. Children: Ariel Levine, Ephraim Lee.
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Political Party
Democrat
Awards
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Recipient Teacher of Year award, Tau Beta Pi, Buffalo, 1985. Lady Davis Trust Fund fellow, Jerusalem, 1979-1980, Arthur Ippen fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1983, National Science Foundation grant, 1985-1987.Recipient Teacher of Year award, Tau Beta Pi, Buffalo, 1985. Lady Davis Trust Fund fellow, Jerusalem, 1979-1980, Arthur Ippen fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1983, National Science Foundation grant, 1985-1987.