Michael Fritz Modest

Background

Modest, Michael Fritz was born on March 1, 1944 in Berlin. Son of Fritz Ulrich and Ella Modest. came to the United States, 1969.

Education

Diploma in engineering, Technology U. Munich, 1968; Master of Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1972.

Career

Postdoctoral research assistant Johnson Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, 1972-1974; lecturer in engineering, San Francisco State University, 1974-1975; from assistant to associate professor engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1975-1980; from associate professor to professor mechanic engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1980-1986; professor mechanic engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, since 1987. Consultant Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, 1975, General Electric, Schenectady, New York, 1975-1976, 80-84, Housing and Urban Development, Albany, New York, 1978, and others.

Achievements

• Michael Fritz Modest has been listed as a noteworthy Mechanical engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Laser Institute American, Sigma Xi. M C.

Connections

Married Ellen J. Peterson, June 1974 (divorced 1979). Married Monika Klara Graf, August 11, 1984. Children: Mara Claudia, Michelle Rebecca.

Father:

Fritz Ulrich Modest

Mother:

Ella Modest

Spouse:

Ellen J. Peterson

Spouse:

Monika Klara Graf

child:

Mara Claudia Modest

child:

Michelle Rebecca Modest