Education

Bachelor of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1948; Master in Mech. Engineering, Cornell Univercity, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Science, California Institute Technology, 1954.

Career

Instructor applied mechanics, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1952-1954; from assistant professor to associate professor, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1954-1962; professor applied mechanics, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, since 1962. Construction engineering Jas Howden & Company, Scotland, 1949-1951, 54-55, North America Electronics, 1955-1958, Aero. Engineering Research Inc., 1958-1962, Inca, Inc., 1962-1968, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, since 1969, Tetra-Tech Inc., since 1970.

Achievements

• Thomas Kirk Caughey has been listed as a noteworthy Engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Mathematics Society, Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Seismological Society American, Sigma Xi.