Arthur W. Leissa is an American scientist specializing in the vibrations and dynamics of continuous systems fields.

Education

Arthur Leissa went to the

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as an undergraduate, earning bachelor's and master's degrees in

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in 1954. He worked for a year in industry before returning to Ohio State for doctoral studies. He completed his Ph.D. in 1958, and remained at Ohio State as a faculty member. At the time of his promotion to full professor in 1964, he was the youngest full professor at the university. Leissa became president of the

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for 1987–88. He was elected as a Fellow of

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in 1983. He was editor-in-chief of ''

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'' from 1993 to 2008.

Selected publications

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References

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