Background
Guralnick, Sidney Aaron was born on April 25, 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Philip and Kenia (Dudnik) Guralnick.
Guralnick, Sidney Aaron was born on April 25, 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Philip and Kenia (Dudnik) Guralnick.
Bachelor of Science, Drexel Institute of Technology, Philadelphia, 1952. Master of Science, Cornell University, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1958.
Instructor, then assistant professor, Cornell Univercity, 1952-1958;
manager structural research laboratory, Cornell Univercity, 1956-1958;
member of faculty, Illinois Institute Technology, Chicago, since 1958;
professor сivil engineering, Illinois Institute Technology, since 1967;
distinguished professor engineering, Illinois Institute Technology, since 1982;
director structural engineering laboratories, Illinois Institute Technology, 1968-1971;
dean Graduate School, Illinois Institute Technology, 1971-1975;
executive vice president, provost, Illinois Institute Technology, 1975-1982;
trustee, Illinois Institute Technology, 1976-1982;
director Advanced Building Materials and Sys. Center, Illinois Institute Technology, since 1987. Development engineer Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Illinois, 1959-1961.
Participant international conferences. Consultant to government and industry.
Trustee Institute Gas Technology, 1976-1981, Research Institute of Illinois Institute Technology, 1976-1982. Commissioner-at-large North Control Association Schools and Colls., 1985-1989, consultant, evaluator, 1989-1993. With C.E., United States Army, 1950-1951.
Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers (Lifetime Achievement award Illinois section 1997, Civil Engineer of Year award Illinois section 1998, Collingwood prize 1961). Member American Concrete Institute, American Society for Engineering Education, Society Experimental Mechanics, Structural Engineers Association Illinois (board directors, president-elect 1989-1990, president 1990-1991,John F. Parmer award 1993), Transportation Research Board, Illinois Universities Transportation Research Consortium (administrative committee 1983-1993), Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi, Chi Epsilon.
Married Eleanor Alban, March 10, 1951. Children— Sara Dian, Jeremy.