Ralph Greif

Background

Greif, Ralph was born on November 28, 1935 in New York City. Son of Harry and Anne (Reiter) Greif.

Education

Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering, New York University, 1956. Master of Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1958. Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1962.

Career

Staff member Hughes Research and Development Laboratories, Los Angeles, 1956-1958. Engineer Raytheon Manufacturing Company, Bedford, Massachusetts, 1958. Post-doctoral fellow Harvard University, Cambridge, 1963.

Professor University California, Berkeley, since 1963. Visiting scholar Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, 1969-1970. Visiting professor Israel Institute Technology, Haifa, 1977.

Consultant in field, since 1965. Member advisory committee State Doctorate Thesis, France, 1983, executive committee 15th International Symposium on Shock Waves and Shock Tubes, 1985, scientific advisory committee 2d International Symposium on Transport Phenomena in Turbulent Flows, Japan, since 1985.

Achievements

• Ralph Greif has been listed as a noteworthy mechanical engineer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers (heat transfer division, chairman technical committee on aircraft and astronautical heat tranfer 1970-1973, computer technology committee 1975-1979, chairman honors and awards committee 1981-1982, assistant editor Journal Heat Transfer, since 1983, vice chairman Symposium on Automotive Engine Technology since 1985, executive committee 1990-1995, chairman 1993-1994, Heat Transfer Memorial award 1985, Dedicated Service award 1996).

Interests

• Hiking, reading, music.

Connections

Married Judith Harriet Falk, June 29, 1958. Children: Eve H. Karasik, William M., Daniel M.

Father:

Harry Greif

Mother:

Anne (Reiter) Greif

Spouse:

Judith Harriet Falk

child:

Daniel M. Greif

child:

Eve H. Karasik Greif

child:

William M. Greif