Paul Mansour Naghdi

Background

Naghdi, Paul Mansour was born on March 29, 1924 in Tehran, Iran. Son of G. H. and A. (Momtaz) Naghdi. came to the United States, 1944, naturalized, 1948.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Cornell University, 1946. Master of Science, University Michigan, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1951.

Doctor of Science. (honorary causa), National University of Ireland, Dublin, 1987. Doctor honoris causa, University Louvain, Belgium, 1992.

Career

From instructor to professor engineering mechanics, University of Michigan, 1949-1958; professor engineering science, University of California, Berkeley, 1958-1994; chairman division applied mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, 1964-1969; faculty research lecturer, University of California, Berkeley, 1994; Miller professor, Miller Institute Basic Science, 1963-1964, 71-72; Rosco and Elizabeth Hughes chair in mechanic engineering, Miller Institute Basic Science, 1991-1994; consultant theoretical and applied mechanics, 1953-1994. Member of the United States National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 1972-1984, chairman, 1979-1980. Member general assembly International Union Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 1978-1984.

Membership

Served with Army of the United States, 1946-1947. Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers (honorary member, chairman applied mechanics division 1971-1972, member committee on honors 1986-1994, also chairman 1991-1994, Timoshenko medal 1980), Acoustical Society of America, Society Engineering Science (board directors 1963-1970, A.C. Eringen medal 1986). Member National Academy of Engineering, Society Rheology, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Patricia Spear, September 6, 1947 (deceased March 15, 1975). Children: Stephen, Suzanne, Sondra.

Father:

G. H. Naghdi

Mother:

A. (Momtaz) Naghdi

Spouse:

Patricia Spear

child:

Sondra Naghdi

child:

Stephen Naghdi

child:

Suzanne Naghdi