Background
Clough, Ray William was born on July 23, 1920 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Ray William and Mildred (Nelson) Clough.
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Ray William Clough
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Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, U. Washington, 1942; Master of Science, California Institute Technology, 1943; S.M. Entertainment, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1947; Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1949; Doctor of Technology (honorary), Chalmers U., Goteborg, Sweden, 1979; Doctor of Technology (honorary), University Trondheim, (Norway), 1982.
Career
Faculty, University of California-Berkeley, since 1949;
professor сivil engineering, University of California-Berkeley, since 1959;
chairman division structural engineering and structural mechanics, University of California-Berkeley, 1967-1970;
director Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California-Berkeley, 1973-1976;
Nishkian professor structural engineering, University of California-Berkeley, 1983-1987, emeritus, since 1987. Consultant in field, since 1953. Member NAS-National Academy of Engineering advising committee Environmental Science Superior vena cava syndrome Administration, 1967-1970.
Member dynamics panel NAS advisory board on hardened electric power system, 1964-1970. Member United States C.E. Structural Design Advisory Board, 1967-1979.
Achievements
Membership
Served to captain United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers (chairman engineering mechanics division 1964-1965, Research award 1960, Howard award 1970, Newmark medal 1979, Moissieff medal 1980, honorary member 1989, T. VonKarman medal 1995), Institute Water Conservation and Hydroelectric Power Research (honorary member People's Republic of China 1992). Member NAS, National Academy of Engineering, Structural Engineers Association Northern California (board directors 1967-1970), Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (board directors 1957-1960, 70-73, George W.Housner medal 1996), Seismological Society American (board directors 1970-1973).
Connections
Married Shirley Claire Potter, October 30, 1942. Children— Douglas Potter, Allison Justine, Meredith Anne.
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American
Awards
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Recipient Senior Research award American Society for Engineering Education, 1986, Congress medal International Association Computer Mechanics, 1986, citation University of California atBerkeley, 1987, A.C. Eringen medal society of Engineering Science, 1992, United States.Nat. Medal of Science presented by President William J. Clinton, 1994, Prince Philip medal Royal Academy Engineering, 1997. Fulbright fellow Ship Research Institute Trondheim, Norway, 1956-1957, Technology U. Norway, 1972-1973, Overseas fellow Churchill College, Cambridge (England) University, 1963-1964. Honorary researcher Laboratory Nacional De Engenharia Civil Lisbon, Portugal, 1972.Recipient Senior Research award American Society for Engineering Education, 1986, Congress medal International Association Computer Mechanics, 1986, citation University of California atBerkeley, 1987, A.C. Eringen medal society of Engineering Science, 1992, United States.Nat. Medal of Science presented by President William J. Clinton, 1994, Prince Philip medal Royal Academy Engineering, 1997. Fulbright fellow Ship Research Institute Trondheim, Norway, 1956-1957, Technology U. Norway, 1972-1973, Overseas fellow Churchill College, Cambridge (England) University, 1963-1964.
Honorary researcher Laboratory Nacional De Engenharia Civil Lisbon, Portugal, 1972.