Background
Monkewitz, Peter Alexis was born on November 9, 1943 in Berne, Switzerland. Came to the United States, 1977. Son of Kurt and Marie M. Monkewitz.
educator mechanical and aerospace engineer
Monkewitz, Peter Alexis was born on November 9, 1943 in Berne, Switzerland. Came to the United States, 1977. Son of Kurt and Marie M. Monkewitz.
Diploma Physics, Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, 1967. Doctor of Natural Sciences, Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, 1977.
Software consultant, Sperry Rand UNIVersal Automatic Computer, Zurich, 1968; teaching assistant, Federal Institute Technology, Zurich, 1969-1977; research associate, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1977-1980; assistant professor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1980-1985; associate professor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1985-1991; professor, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1991.
Fellow American Physical Society. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Married Annelise Heidy Sturzenegger, January 15, 1972. Children: Serge M., Florence S., Cyril P.