Background
Rich, Thomas Paul was born on November 18, 1943 in Pittsburgh. Son of Paul Felix and Jean M. (Ritter) Rich.
administrator engineering educator
Rich, Thomas Paul was born on November 18, 1943 in Pittsburgh. Son of Paul Felix and Jean M. (Ritter) Rich.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1965. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1969.
Engineer, Peoples Natural Gas Company, Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, 1963;
engineer, Blaw Knox Company, Pittsburgh, 1964;
research mechanic engineer, Army Materials & Mechanics Research Center, Watertown, Massachusetts, 1970-1973, 75-78;
visiting professor, U. Southampton, 1974;
associate professor Mech. Engineering Department, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1978-1981;
associate professor Mech. Engineering Department, Bucknell U., Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 1982-1986;
dean engineering, Bucknell U., Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 1986-1997;
professor, Bucknell U., Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, since 1986.
Member of advisory board Ben Franklin Partnership, Pennsylvania, 1985-1997, Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers, 1989-1997. Member Association Engineering Colls. Pennsylvania, 1986-1997, president, 1989-1990.
Presenter in field.
Sponsor pre-college engineering activities for high school students Junior Engineering Technology Society, 1989-1997. Captain United States Army, 1970-1971. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society Engineering Education, American Academy Mechanics, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Mary Lou Colver, August 5, 1967. Children: Wendy Jean Rich Stetson, Thomas Wesley Rich.