Background
Bernard, Peter Simon was born on January 14, 1950 in New York City. Son of Foster Arnold and Helen Rose Bernard.
researcher engineering educator
Bernard, Peter Simon was born on January 14, 1950 in New York City. Son of Foster Arnold and Helen Rose Bernard.
Bachelor of Engineering in Mech. Engineering, CUNY, 1972; Master of Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1977.
Postdoctoral fellow, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California, 1977-1978;
visiting assistant professor, Institute Physical Science & Technology, U. Maryland., College Park, 1978-1979;
assistant professor, Department Mech. Engineering, University Maryland., College Park, 1979-1983;
associate professor, Department Mech. Engineering, University Maryland., College Park, 1983-1994;
professor, Department Mech.
Engineering, University Maryland., College Park, since 1994;
professor associé, U. Claude Bernard, Lyon, France, 1986;
visiting professor, Department Mathematics University of California, Berkeley, 1992-1993. Consultant United States Navy, David Taylor Research Center, Bethesda, Maryland., 1985.
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (organizer symposium of vortex methods and vortex flows), American Physical Society, Society for Industrial Applied Mathematics.
Married Betty Jean Chaumont, May 20, 1979. Children: Jennifer, Alexander, Rebecca.