Background
Newmark, Nathan Mortimore was born on September 22, 1910 in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States. Son of Abraham S. and Mollie (Nathanson) Newmark.
Newmark, Nathan Mortimore was born on September 22, 1910 in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States. Son of Abraham S. and Mollie (Nathanson) Newmark.
Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Rutgers University, 1930, Honorary Doctor of Science, 1955. M5., University of Illinois, 1932, Doctor of Philosophy., 1934, Honorary Doctor of Science, 1978. Doctor honorary, U. Liège, 1967.
Honorary Doctor of Laws, U. Notre Dame, 1969.
Member faculty University of Illinois, since 1930, research assistant сivil engineering, research associate, research assistant professor, research professor structural engineering, 1943-1956, professor, head department сivil engineering, 1956-1973, professor сivil engineering, member Center for Advanced Study, 1973-1976, emeritus, 1976-1981, chairman digital computer laboratory Graduate College, 1951-1957. Cons. structural, machine analysis and design government agys., industrial orgns. Editor series of texts, сivil engineering and engineering mechanics Prentice Hall, Inc., 1949-1981.
Consultant antiseismic design Le Chateau Champlain, Montreal, Quebec, Canada and Latino Americana Tower, Mexico City, Mexico. Principal seismic Cons. trans-Alaska pipeline, Canadian Arctic pipeline, Bay Area Rapid Transit System, reconstruction Managua (Nicaragua), others. Cons. National Defense Research Committee, office field service Office of Scientific Research and Development, World World War II.
Science advisory board United States Army Air Force, 1945-1949. Member United States National Committee Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 1953-1958. Technical advisory board Department Commerce, 1963-1964.
Member commission to form National Academy Engineering, 1964. Member President’s Committee National Medal of Science, 1972-1978, chairman, 1975-1978.
Author: (with Emilio Rosenblueth) Fundamentals of Earthquake Engineering, 1971. Editor series of сivil engineering, engineering mechanics texts. Contributor articles to professional journals.
Member faculty University of Illinois, since 1930, research assistant сivil engineering, research associate, research assistant professor, research professor structural engineering, 1943-1956, professor, head department сivil engineering, 1956-1973, professor сivil engineering. Member United States National Committee Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 1953-1958. Member commission to form National Academy Engineering, 1964.
Member President’s Committee National Medal of Science, 1972-1978, chairman, 1975-1978. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences, International Association Earthquake Engineering (honorary), American Geophysical Union, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (honorary, chairman applied mechanics div.
1954), National Academy Sciences, National Academy Engineering (charter), American Society of Civil Engineers (J. James R. Croes medal 1945, Moisseiff award 1950, Norman medal 1958, Electrical Engineer Howard award 1958, Theodore von Karman award 1962, chairman engineering mechanics div. 1953, honorary), American Railway Engineering Association, Research Council Bolted Structural Joints, Column, Welding, Reinforced Concrete research councils, American Concrete Institute (board directors 1949-1952, Wason medalist 1950, honorary), International Association Bridge and Structural Engineers, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (honorary), American Society Engineering Education, Seismological Society American, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, Chi Epsilon.
Married Anne Mae Cohen, August 6, 1932. Children: Richard Alan, Linda Beth, Susan Adele.