Background
Salant, Richard Frank was born on September 4, 1941 in New York City. Son of Joseph and Augusta (Dick) Salant.
Salant, Richard Frank was born on September 4, 1941 in New York City. Son of Joseph and Augusta (Dick) Salant.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1963; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1963; Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1967.
Assistant professor University California Berkeley, 1966-1968. Assistant professor, associate professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1968-1972. Manager fluid mechanical and heat transfer Borg-Warner Research Center, Des Plaines, Illinois, 1972-1987.
Professor, chair tribology research group Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, since 1987, Georgia Power Distinguished professor, since 2001. Consultant fluid sealing technical, Atlanta, since 1987.
Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Henry R. Worthington medal 1996, Machine Design award 2003, Mayo D. Hersey award, 2009), Society Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (Edmond E. Bisson award 2000, Frank P. Bussick award 2002, 05, 07, 08).
Married Barbel Lang, September 9, 1962. Children: Scott M., Stephanie.