Background
Buffinton, Keith William was born on January 11, 1957 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States. Son of Lester William and Jean Elizabeth (Hinton) Buffinton.
Buffinton, Keith William was born on January 11, 1957 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States. Son of Lester William and Jean Elizabeth (Hinton) Buffinton.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Tufts University, 1979. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1985.
Engineer, Structures Research Department/Boeing, Seattle, 1980; research assistant, Applied Mechanics Division/Stanford (California) U., 1981-1982; teaching assistant, Applied Mechanics Division/Stanford (California) U., 1980-1983; acting instructor, Applied Mechanics Division/Stanford (California) U., 1983; research associate, Swiss Federal Institute Technology, Zurich, Switzerland, 1984-1987; assistant professor, Mech. Engineering Department, Bucknell U., Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, since 1987. Consultant Bucher-Guyer AG, Niederwenigen, Switzerland, 1986.
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Christine Elise Miller, September 17, 1988.