Background
Baron, Melvin Leon was born on February 27, 1927 in Brooklyn. Son of Frank and Esther (Hirskowitz) Baron.
Baron, Melvin Leon was born on February 27, 1927 in Brooklyn. Son of Frank and Esther (Hirskowitz) Baron.
Bachelor of Civil Engineering, City College of New York, 1948. Master of Science, Columbia University, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1953.
Structural designer, Corbett-Tinghir Company. New York City, 1949-1950; research associate сivil engineering, Columbia University, 1951-1953; assistant professor, Columbia University, 1953-1957; adjunct associate professor, Columbia University, 1958-1961; Adjunct Professor, Columbia University, since 1961; chief engineer, Paul Weidlinger, New York City, 1957-1960; associate, Paul Weidlinger, New York City, 1960-1964; partner, director research, Paul Weidlinger, New York City, since 1964; also board directors, Paul Weidlinger, New York City also vice president, Advanced Computer Techniques Corporation, New York City, 1962-1966. Formerly chairman advisory panel engineering mechanics program National Science Foundation.
Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers (Executive Committee engineering mechanics division 1966-1969, 72-76, member management group C engineering mechanics division 1972-1976, member technical activities committee 1974), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member of New York Academy Sciences, United States National Academy Engineering (Chairman of Commission computational mechanics), Sigma Xi. M C.
Married Muriel Wicker, December 24, 1950 (deceased April 1993). Children: Jaclyn Adele, Susan Gail. Married Ruth Berkowitz, November 6, 1994.