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Albert Satoshi Kobayashi (December 9, 1924) was an American engineer and scientist.


Early life and education

Kobayashi was born on December 9, 1924, in
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. He graduated from the
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with a bachelor's degree in 1947. He earned a master's degree from the
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in 1952 and a doctorate in
mechanics Mechanics () is the area of physics concerned with the relationships between force, matter, and motion among Physical object, physical objects. Forces applied to objects may result in Displacement (vector), displacements, which are changes of ...
from the
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in 1958.


Research and career

From 1947 to 1950 Kobayashi worked as an engineer at Konishiroku Photo Industry in Japan. From 1953 to 1955 he worked as an engineer at
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and from 1958 to 1975 at
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. He became an assistant professor in 1958 and later professor at the University of Washington. From 1988 to 1995 he was the Boeing Pennell Professor of Structural Analysis. He has been a professor emeritus in the Department of Mechanical Engineering since 1997. His research includes the
mechanics Mechanics () is the area of physics concerned with the relationships between force, matter, and motion among Physical object, physical objects. Forces applied to objects may result in Displacement (vector), displacements, which are changes of ...
of brittle fractures, experimental stress analysis, Moiré interferometry, elasticity theory,
statics Statics is the branch of classical mechanics that is concerned with the analysis of force and torque acting on a physical system that does not experience an acceleration, but rather is in mechanical equilibrium, equilibrium with its environment ...
and dynamics of mechanical structures. In 1997 he received the Japanese
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. He was elected to the
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in 1986, received the
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, and was a
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and an honorary member of the
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. From 1977 to 1984 he was Associate Editor of the ''Journal of Applied Mechanics''. The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences named the Kobayashi Award after him. He was the president of the
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from 1989 to 1990.


Awards and recognition

*
National Academy of Engineering The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is an American Nonprofit organization, nonprofit, NGO, non-governmental organization. It is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), along with the National Academ ...
*Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science * Fellow of the Society for Experimental Mechanics *Honorary Member of the
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*
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Daniel C. Drucker Medal *
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Nadai Medal *
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M.M. Frocht Award *
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B.J. Lazan Award *
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W.M. Murray Lecture Award *
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F.G. Tatnall Award *
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R.E. Peterson Award


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References

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