Background
Tabakoff, Widen was born on December 14, 1919 in Stakevzi, Bulgaria. Son of Ilia and Rada (Jivova) Tabakoff. came to the United States, 1958, naturalized, 1963.
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Widen Tabakoff
Edit ProfileAerospace and mechanical engineering educator
Widen Tabakoff, Bulgarian, German Aerospace and mechanical engineering educator. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (banner and flag award flown in Challenger 1984), American Society of Mechanical Engineers; member American Society for Testing and Materials, American Society Engineering Education, American Association of University Professors, German Rocket Society, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Gamma Tau.
Education
Diplom-Ingenieur in Mechanical Engineering, University Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1941. Diplom-Ingenieur with High Honors in Aeronautical Engineering, University Berlin, 1946. Doctor Ing., University Berlin, 1945.
Career
Designer Aero Talleres Argentino, 1948-1950. Technical director Helamet S.R.L., Cordoba, Argentina, 1948-1956. Research director Knapsack Grisheim A.G., Cologne, Germany, 1956-1958.
Professor University Cincinnati College Engineering, since 1958.
Membership
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (banner and flag award flown in Challenger 1984), American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Member American Society for Testing and Materials, American Society Engineering Education, American Association of University Professors, German Rocket Society, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Gamma Tau.
Connections
Married Gunhild Rombusch, September 17, 1943. Children: Irina Austin, Felicitas Singer.
Awards
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Recipient Robert Mayer medal for research, Federal Republic Germany, 1968, diploma for Distinguished Achievement The Two Thousand Men of Achievement, London, 1972, honor of recognition awards National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1977, 83, United Nations Research and Lectures award University Cairo, 1982, Achievement award Research and Development Office, Environmental Protection Agency, 1986, 89, Research award College Engineering, University Cincinnati, 1990, honor of recognition award United States Army, 1991. Grantee National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1965-1986, 90, 92, United States Army, 1968-1986, 90-92, National Science Foundation, 1977, 90—, Department Energy, 1978, 86, 90, General Electric, 1988-1992, Garrett Turbine Engine, 1988-1992, Rolls Royce, 1988-1989.Recipient Robert Mayer medal for research, Federal Republic Germany, 1968, diploma for Distinguished Achievement The Two Thousand Men of Achievement, London, 1972, honor of recognition awards National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1977, 83, United Nations Research and Lectures award University Cairo, 1982, Achievement award Research and Development Office, Environmental Protection Agency, 1986, 89, Research award College Engineering, University Cincinnati, 1990, honor of recognition award United States Army, 1991. Grantee National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1965-1986, 90, 92, United States Army, 1968-1986, 90-92, National Science Foundation, 1977, 90—, Department Energy, 1978, 86, 90, General Electric, 1988-1992, Garrett Turbine Engine, 1988-1992, Rolls Royce, 1988-1989.