Background
Scanlan, Robert Harris was born on August 15, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Scanlan, Robert Harris was born on August 15, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Bachelor of Science, University Chicago, 1936. Master of Science, University Chicago, 1939. Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1943.
Doctor of Science, University Paris, 1956.
Fellow National Research Council-National Advisory Committee Aeronautics, France, 1951-1952. Research fellow aeronautics National Science Research Center, France, 1952-1955. Research engineer National Office Aeronautical Studies & Research, France, 1955-1957, Schlumberger Corporation, Texas, 1958-1960.
Professor mechanics Case Institute of Technology, 1960-1966. Professor civil engineering Princeton University, 1966-1985. Professor civil engring Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, from 1985, Homewood professor, from 1997.
Sloan visiting professor Princeton University, 1966-1967. Visiting professor Rice University, University California Berkeley, 1978. Consultant Private United States, French & Japanese firms.
Fellow American Academy Mechanics. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers (honorary member, State of the Art in Civil Engineering award 1969), United States National Academy Engineering.
