Background
Griffith, Wayland Coleman was born on June 26, 1925 in Champaign, Illinois, United States. Son of Coleman Roberts and Mary Louise (Coleman) Griffith.
Griffith, Wayland Coleman was born on June 26, 1925 in Champaign, Illinois, United States. Son of Coleman Roberts and Mary Louise (Coleman) Griffith.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1945; Master of Mechanical Engineering, Harvard University, 1946; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1949.
Engineer, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Corporation, summers 1945, 48; instructor, then assistant professor, Princeton University, 1950-1957; successively assistant director, director, vice president research, Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, 1957-1971; assistant director new business, 1971-1973; Richard Joshua Reynolds professor mechanic and aerospace engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1973-1990; professor emeritus, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, since 1990; director Engineering Design Center, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1973-1983. Visiting lecturer Stanford University, 1957-1973. Member various federal and state science advisory panels, since 1964, Member citizens advising committee transportation, Raleigh, 1976-1980.
Fellow American Physical Society, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (vice chairman Carolina section 1983-1987), Royal Aeronautical Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Pi Tau Sigma.
Married Sylvia Brigitte Kuhn, May 27, 1961. Children: Susan Jane, Rachel Diane.