Background
Porsching, Thomas August was born on January 25, 1936 in Pittsburgh. Son of August John and Dorothy Frances (Berger) Porsching.
Porsching, Thomas August was born on January 25, 1936 in Pittsburgh. Son of August John and Dorothy Frances (Berger) Porsching.
Bachelor of Science, Carnegie Institute Technology, 1957; Master of Science, Carnegie Institute Technology, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, Carnegie Institute Technology, 1964.
Fellow mathematician, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh, 1960-1973; professor of mathematics, U. Pittsburgh, since 1973. Consultant Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California, since 1989.
First lieutenant United States Army, 1958-1960. Member Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
Married Susan Ellis (divorced 1969). 1 child, Seth; married Elaine Besser, October 27, 1981.