Valdis Kibens

Background

Kibens, Valdis was born on October 22, 1936 in Riga, Latvia. Son of Andrejs Augusts and Olga (Vikmanis) Kibens. came to the United States, 1949. Naturalized, 1955.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, Yale University, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1968.

Career

Design engineer Electric Boat division, General Dynamics, Groton, Connecticut, 1957-1960; assistant professor aerospace, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1968-1974; scientist, McDonnell Douglas Research Laboratory, St. Louis, 1974-1979; senior scientist, McDonnell Douglas Research Laboratory, St. Louis, 1979-1984; principal scientist, McDonnell Douglas Research Laboratory, St. Louis, since 1984.

Achievements

• Valdis Kibens has been listed as a notable Research scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Association fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (chairman technical committee for aeroacoustics 1986-1989). Mem.Am. Physical Society.

Interests

• Avocations: piano improvisation, guitar, Latvian folk music, photography.

Connections

Married Ruth Nancy Eggleston, August 28, 1958 (divorced October 1988), children: Kurt A., Kristin M. Married Betty Burns Delvas, November 27, 1988.

Father:

Andrejs Augusts Kibens

Mother:

Olga (Vikmanis) Kibens

Spouse:

Betty Burns Delvas

Spouse:

Ruth Nancy Eggleston

child:

Kristin M. Kibens

child:

Kurt A. Kibens