Pei Chi Chou

Background

Chou, Pei Chi was born on December 1, 1924 in Ichang, Hupei, China. Son of Hung Lieh and Shiu Lan (Kao) Chou.

Education

Bachelor of Science, National Central University, China, 1946. Master of Science, Harvard University, 1949. Doctor of Science, New York University, 1951.

Career

Consultant Budd Company, Philadelphia, 1955-1957, Prewitt Aircraft Company, Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania, 1957-1958, Kellet Aircraft Corporation, Willow Grove, 1958-1962, Allegheny Ballistics Laboratory, Cumberland, Maryland, 1961-1963, Air Force Materials Lab, Wright Paterson, Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, 1966-1970. Billings professor mechanical engineering Wave Propagation Institute Drexel University, Philadelphia, since 1953. Founder, president Dyna East Corporation, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, since 1968.

Achievements

• Pei Chi Chou has been listed as a noteworthy mechanical engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Elasticity: Tensor, Dyadic, and Engineering Approaches (Dover Civil and Mechanical Engineering)

    ( Exceptionally clear text treats elasticity from enginee...)

  • Dynamic Response of Materials to Intense Impulsive Loading
  • Dynamic response of materials to intense impulsive loading
  • Elasticity: Tensor, Dyadic, and Engineering Approaches (Dover Civil and Mechanical Engineering) by Pei Chi Chou, Nicholas J. Pagano (1992) Paperback

Membership

Co-founder East Coast Chinese Family Camp, since 1968, Association Chinese Schools, since 1972. Board directors Rho Psi Foundation. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society Engineering Education, American Society for Testing and Materials, American Defense Preparedness Association, Sigma Xi, Phi Tau Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi, Rho Psi (trustee 1964-1971).

Connections

Married Rosalind Chen, June 23, 1956. Children– James C.Y., George C.H., Arthur C.P., William C.T.

Father:

Hung Lieh Chou

Mother:

Shiu Lan (Kao) Chou

Spouse:

Rosalind Chen

child:

William C.T Chou

child:

Arthur C.P. Chou

child:

James C.Y. Chou

child:

George C.H. Chou