Jan D. Achenbach: advisors and students

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Jan D. Achenbach

Dutch-American scientist in engineering1935 to 2020

Wikidata names Chi Chang Chao as doctoral advisor and lists 33 doctoral students. Linked to Wikidata, OpenAlex, and 7 other registers.

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known as: engineer, mathematician, university teacher, physicist, civil engineer
fields: physics, solid-state mechanics
degrees: Doctor of Philosophy
awards: Timoshenko Medal, 1992, National Medal of Technology and Innovation, 2003, ASME Medal, 2012, National Medal of Science, 2005, William Prager Medal, 2001, William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement, 2016, Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, honorary doctor of the Zhejiang University, 2011, Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Journalism, 1990, Raymond D. Mindlin Medal, 2009, Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1979
member of: National Academy of Sciences, from 1992, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Academia Europaea, from 2010, National Academy of Engineering, from 1982, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
notable works: Wave Motion
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