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Triffet, Terry was born on June 10, 1922 in Enid, Oklahoma, United States.
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Terry Triffet
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Terry Triffet, American college dean. Grantee Australian Research Grants Committee, 1966-1967, 72-73. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Physical Society, American Mathematics Society, Society Engineering Science, Society Industry and Applied Mathematics, Association Computing Machinery.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, University Oklahoma, 1945. Bachelor of Science, University Colorado, 1948, Master of Science, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy in Structural Mechanics, Stanford University, 1957.
Married.
Instructor engineering U. Colorado, 1947-1950. General engineer rocket and guided missile research United States Naval Ordnance Test Station, 1950-1955. General engineer radiological research, head radiological effects branch United States Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory, 1955-1959.
Associate professor, then professor mechanic and materials science Michigan State University, 1959-1976.
Associate dean research College Engineering, University Arizona, Tucson, 1976-1984, acting dean, 1984, 87. Professor materials science engineering, director National Aeronautics and Space Administration/UA Space Engineering Resch.
Center, 1988-1993. Professor emeritus U. Arizona, 1993. member apex committee United States Naval Research laboratories, 1959-1965.
Consultant to government and industry. Grantee AustralianResearch Grants Committee, 1966-1967, 72-73.
Career
Instructor engineering University Colorado, 1947-1950. General engineer rocket and guided missile research United States Naval Ordnance Test Station, 1950-1955. General engineer radiological research, head radiological effects branch United States Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory, 1955-1959.
Associate professor, then professor mechanical and materials science Michigan State University, 1959-1976. Associate dean research College Engineering, University Arizona, Tucson, 1976-1984, acting dean, 1984, 87. Professor materials science engineering, dir National Aeronautics and Space Administration/U. Arizona Space Engineering Research Center, 1988-1993.
Professor emeritus University Arizona, from 1993. Member apex committee United States Naval Research Laboratories, 1959-1965. Consultant to government and industry.
Achievements
Membership
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Physical Society, American Mathematics Society, Society Engineering Science, Society Industry and Applied Mathematics, Association Computing Machinery.
Connections
Married; 3 children.
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American