Background
Barkan, Philip was born on March 29, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Philip and Blanche (Seifert) Barkan.
Barkan, Philip was born on March 29, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Philip and Blanche (Seifert) Barkan.
Business Systems Modernization-Energy, Tufts University, 1946. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University Michigan, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1953.
Assistant professor engineering research, Pennsylvania State University, 1948-1951;
section manager applied physics and mechanic engineering, General Electric Company, Philadelphia, 1953-1977;
professor mechanic engineering, Stanford University, 1977-1993;
emeritus professor, Stanford University, 1993-1996. Visiting professor Israel Institute Technology, Haifa, 1971-1972. Consultant electric power industry, 1977-1996, concurrent engineering, 1986-1996.
Board directors Xerox Institute.for Design Excellence, 1993-1996.
President board of trustees Middletown (Pennsylvania) Free Library, 1959-1961. Chairman of the board of trustees School in Rose Valley, 1967-1968. Democratic candidate for Middletown Township Supervisor, 1959, 61, 63.
President Middletown Democratic Club, 1960. Served with United States Navy, 1943-1946. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (life, member commission on engineering accreditation), National Academy of Engineering, Society Manufacturing Engineers, American Society Engineering Educators, Sigma Xi.
Married Hinda Brody, September 5, 1948 (deceased August 1979). Children– Ruth, David. Married Susan Albro Sheehan, July 28, 1991.