Jan D. Achenbach

Jan D. Achenbach
Jan D. Achenbach receiving the 2005 National Medal of Science from president George W. Bush
Born(1935-08-20)20 August 1935
Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Died22 August 2020(2020-08-22) (aged 85)
CitizenshipU.S.
Alma materDelft University of Technology;
Stanford University
Known forWave Motion
AwardsWilliam Prager Medal (2001)
National Medal of Technology
National Medal of Science
Theodore von Karman Medal (2010)
ASME Medal (2012)
Timoshenko Medal
Scientific career
FieldsSolid mechanics
InstitutionsColumbia University;
Northwestern University
Doctoral advisorChi-Chang Chao

Jan Drewes Achenbach (20 August 1935 – 22 August 2020) was a Dutch-American engineer who was on the faculty of Northwestern University from 1963 until his retirement.

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