Thomas K. Caughey
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Thomas Kirk Caughey is a Scottish-born academic who served as a professor of applied mechanics. Thomas K. Caughey Dynamics Award is named after him.[1]
Biography[edit]
Born in Rutherglen, Scotland, Caughey graduated with a bacelor's degree from the University of Glasgow.[2][3] Later, he moved to the United States as a Fulbright scholar and attended Cornell University.[4] In 1954, he completed his PhD from Caltech.[5]
Caughey started his career as an instructor and later served as a professor of applied mathematics and mechanical engineering between 1955 and 1996.[6]
In 1994, he became the Richard L. and Dorothy M. Hayman Professor of Mechanical Engineering and served until 2004.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Thomas K. Caughey Dynamics Medal - ASME".
- ^ "Interview with Thomas K. Caughey". 1992.
- ^ "Caughey, Thomas Kirk (T. K.) (Applied Mathematician, Mechanical Engineer) |".
- ^ "Interview with Thomas K. Caughey". 1992.
- ^ "Interview with Thomas K. Caughey". 1992.
- ^ "Caughey, Thomas Kirk (T. K.) (Applied Mathematician, Mechanical Engineer) |".
- ^ "Caughey, Thomas Kirk (T. K.) (Applied Mathematician, Mechanical Engineer) |".
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