Michael Modest
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
About
Publications
Education
University of California Berkeley
Ph.D. M.S., Mechanical Engineering / 1972
Technical University of Munich Germany
Dipl.-Ing., Mechanical Engineering / 1968
Experience
University of California Merced
Distinguished Professor Emeritus / January, 2017 — December
Held a senior academic position as a Distinguished Professor Emeritus.
University Distinguished Professor / January, 2016 — December
Held a senior academic position as a University Distinguished Professor.
University of California Merced, School of Engineering
Keith and Elinor Shaffer and Betty Lou George Professor of Engineering / January, 2009 — December, 2017
Held an endowed professorship in Engineering.
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Visiting Professor / January, 2007 — December, 2008
Served as a Visiting Professor.
Visiting Professor / January, 2010 — December, 2010
Served as a Visiting Professor.
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Visiting Professor / January, 2008 — December, 2008
Served as a Visiting Professor.
Pennsylvania State University
Professor and Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering / January, 1987 — December, 2009
Progressed from Professor to Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering.
University of Stuttgart, Germany
Visiting Professor / January, 1993 — December, 1994
Served as a Visiting Professor.
University of Southern California
Associate Professor and Professor of Mechanical Engineering / January, 1980 — December, 1986
Progressed from Associate Professor to Professor of Mechanical Engineering.
University of Karlsruhe, Germany
Visiting Professor / January, 1986 — December, 1986
Served as a Visiting Professor.
EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland
Visiting Professor / January, 1983 — December, 1984
Served as a Visiting Professor.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Assistant Professor and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering / January, 1975 — December, 1980
Progressed from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering.
University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez
Visiting Professor / January, 1977 — December, 1977
Served as a Visiting Professor.
San Francisco State University
Lecturer in Engineering / January, 1974 — December, 1975
Taught as a Lecturer in Engineering.
NASA-Johnson Space Center
Postdoctoral Research Associate / January, 1972 — December, 1974
Conducted postdoctoral research as an associate of the National Research Council.
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