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Ahmed Cemal Eringen

1921 – 2009

Turkish mechanical engineer

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Lived 1921 – 2009 (aged 88). Ahmed Cemal Eringen was an American and Turkish engineer, university teacher and physicist, known for Elasticity theory and Princeton University School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Academic life He became assistant professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1948, associate professor in 1953 and professor in 1955 at Purdue University. He was appointed as professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at Princeton University in 1966. He became professor of continuum mechanics in the departments of civil and geological engineering and the program in applied and computational mathematics at Princeton University. He retired in 1991 as the dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Princeton University and died in 2009.

Research areas His work deals with continuum mechanics, electrodynamics of continua and material theories.

Awards In 1981 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Glasgow (D.Sc.). In 1973, he received the Distinguished Service Award and the 1976 as named in his honor A. C. Eringen Medal of the Society of Engineering Science, whose president he was in 1963 to 1973.

Personal life Eringen had been married since 1949 and had four children.

Publications Nonlocal Continuum Field Theories, Springer Verlag, 2002 Microcontinuum Field Theories, volume 1, Springer Verlag, 1999 Microcontinuum Field Theories II Fluent Media 1st Edition, Springer 2001 with Erhan Kıral: Constitutive Equations of Nonlinear Electromagnetic-Elastic Crystals, Springer Verlag, 1990 with Gérard A. Maugin: Electrodynamics of Continua, 2 volumes, Springer Verlag, 1989 Continuum Physics (Editor): Continuum Physics, 4 volumes, Academic Press, 1974-1976 with Erdoğan S. Suhubi: Elastodynamics, volume 1, Academic Press, 1974-1975 with Erdoğan S. Suhubi: Elastodynamics: Linear Theory volume 2, Academic Press, 1974-1975 Foundations of Micropolar Thermoelasticity: Course held at the Department for Mechanics of Deformable Bodies July 1970 (CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences) 1970th Edition Theory of Micropolar Elasticity in Microcontinuum Field Theories, Springer Verlag, 1970 Mechanics of Continua, Wiley, 1967 Nonlinear Theory of Continuous Media, McGraw Hill, 1962 with Roy C. Dixon: A dynamical theory of polar elastic dielectrics, 1964

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Known for
Elasticity theory, Princeton University School of Engineering and Applied Science
Education
Istanbul Technical University, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
Employers
Illinois Institute of Technology, Purdue University
Awards
Eringen Medal
Also known as
Ahmet Cemal Eringen

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Ahmed Cemal Eringen?

Turkish mechanical engineer (1921–2009)

When was Ahmed Cemal Eringen born?

Ahmed Cemal Eringen was born on 15 February 1921 in Kayseri.

When did Ahmed Cemal Eringen die?

Ahmed Cemal Eringen died on 7 December 2009 in Princeton.

What was Ahmed Cemal Eringen's occupation?

Ahmed Cemal Eringen was an engineer, university teacher and physicist.

What was Ahmed Cemal Eringen known for?

Ahmed Cemal Eringen was known for Elasticity theory and Princeton University School of Engineering and Applied Science.

What nationality was Ahmed Cemal Eringen?

Ahmed Cemal Eringen was American and Turkish.

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