Background
Longman, Richard Winston was born on September 2, 1943 in Iowa City. Son of Lester Duncan and Florence Lydia (Brown) Longman.
Mechanical engineering educator
Longman, Richard Winston was born on September 2, 1943 in Iowa City. Son of Lester Duncan and Florence Lydia (Brown) Longman.
Bachelor of Arts Physics and Mathematics, University of California-Riverside, 1965; Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering, University California, San Diego, 1967; Master of Arts in Mathematics, University of California, San Diego, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy in Aerospace Engineering, University California, San Diego, 1969.
Member technical staff Bell Telephone Laboratories, Whippany, New Jersey, 1969-1970. Assistant professor mechanical engineering Columbia University, 1970-1974, associate professor, 1974-1979, professor, since 1979. Member visiting faculty Massachusetts Institute of Technology, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, University Bonn, Germany, University Newcastle, Australia, Technische Hochschule, Darmstadt, Germany, University Augsburg, Germany, University Heidelberg, Germany.
Consultant in field.
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Astronomical Society (vice president publications 1978-1980, vice president technical 1980-1982, 1st vice president 1982-1984, board directors 1985-1988, Dirk Brouwer award), British Interplanetary Society. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (recipient Best Paper award 1982), Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Pi Mu Epsilon, Pi Tau Sigma.