An obituary for Ali Nayfeh, a University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University's Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, who died on Mar 27 at the age of 83, is presented. Nayfeh earned all three of his academic degrees at Stanford University: a bachelor's degree in engineering science in 1962, and a master's degree and a Ph.D. in aeronautics and astronautics in 1963 and 1964, respectively. Nayfeh joined the Virginia Tech community in 1971. He was a renowned teacher and researcher in the field of nonlinear dynamics. During his 37 years of teaching, Nayfeh advised 69 doctoral candidates to completion.
Obituaries: AIAA Fellow Nayfeh Died in March
Aerospace America ; 55 , 6
2017
Article (Journal)
English
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