Thomas Varga

Background

Varga, Thomas was born on September 1, 1935 in Szombathely, Hungary. Son of Emil and Carola (Klein) Varga.

Education

Mechanic engineering diploma, Technology U., Vienna, Austria, 1960; D in Technology Science, Swiss Federal Institute Technology, Zürich, Switzerland, 1966.

Career

Group leader, Sulzer Brothers Ltd., Winterthur, Switzerland, 1966-1978; lecturer, Swiss Federal Institute Technology, Zürich, since 1972; full professor, U. Technology, Vienna, since 1979. Expert Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate HSK), since 1974. Head Institute.Resch. and Testing in Materials Technology, TVFA, since 1979.

Achievements

• Thomas Varga has been listed as a noteworthy Materials science educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Society for Metals. Member American Society for Testing and Materials, Austrian Society for Materials Technology, German Welding Society, German Society Materials Research and Testing, Swiss Society Materials Technology.

Interests

• Avocations: literature, travelling, fossils.

Connections

Married Helga Caroline Kirnbauer, September 8, 1962 (deceased December 1984). Married Gerda Marie-Luise Hunold, July 30, 1986.

Father:

Emil Varga

Mother:

Carola (Klein) Varga

Spouse:

Gerda Marie-Luise Hunold

Spouse:

Helga Caroline Kirnbauer