About William F. Riley
Lived 1926 – 2000 (aged 73). William F. Riley was an engineer.
William Franklin Riley (March 1, 1925 – January 6, 2000) was an American engineer and academic.
Education Riley earned a BS in mechanical engineering from the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1951 where he took classes from Max M. Frocht and MS in mechanics from Illinois Institute of Technology in 1958 with August J. Durelli.
Research and career Riley served as lieutenant colonel United States Army Air Force from 1943 to 1946 as a bomber pilot over Germany during World War II. with August J. Durelli and Experimental Stress Analysis with James W. Dally. Riley was named an Honorary Member of the Society for Experimental Mechanics in 1984, a position held until his death in 2000.
Awards and recognition Society for Experimental Mechanics Fellow (1977) Society for Experimental Mechanics Frocht (1977) Society for Experimental Mechanics Honorary Member (1984-2000)
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Who was William F. Riley?
American engineering scientist
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William F. Riley was born on 1 March 1926.
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William F. Riley died on 6 January 2000.
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William F. Riley was an engineer.
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