CURRICULUM VITAE Victor Birman January 24, 2021 CURRENT POSITION AND ADDRESS Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering Missouri University of Science and Technology (Formerly, University of Missouri-Rolla) 12837 Flushing Meadows Dr. , Suite 210 St. Louis, Missouri 63131 Email:
[email protected] CITIZENSHIP United States of America MARITAL STATUS Married, two children EDUCATION Ph.D. Aeronautical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, 1983. Dissertation Title: “Static Displacements and Natural Frequencies of Axially Loaded Imperfect Cylindrical Panels,” Advisors: Professors J. Singer and I. Elishakoff. B.S./M.S. Naval Architecture, Shipbuilding Institute, Leningrad, Russia (USSR), 1973. Thesis: “Influence of Transverse Vibrations on Stability of Rectangular Plates,” Advisor: Professor V. Kalinin. I. WORK EXPERIENCE (Academic and industrial) Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology. 2019-present. Adjunct Professor, Rutgers University, New Jersey, 2020. Director, Missouri S&T Global - St. Louis, Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly, Engineering Education Center). Responsible for ten graduate programs (distance learning and instructions for local St. Louis students). 2000-2019. 1 Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly, University of Missouri-Rolla). 1996-present. Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly, University of Missouri-Rolla). 1989-1996. Associate Professor, School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, University of New Orleans, Louisiana. 1987-1988. Assistant Professor, School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, University of New Orleans, Louisiana. 1984-1987. Engineer, Israel Aircraft Industries, Lod, Israel. 1984. Research Fellow, Department of Aeronautical Eng., Technion, Haifa, Israel. 1983-1984. Graduate Teaching Assistant/Instructor, Department of Aeronautical Eng., Technion, Haifa, Israel.