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

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

  1. ↑ "Thomas K. Caughey Dynamics Medal - ASME".
  2. ↑ "Interview with Thomas K. Caughey". 1992.
  3. ↑ "Caughey, Thomas Kirk (T. K.) (Applied Mathematician, Mechanical Engineer) |".
  4. ↑ "Interview with Thomas K. Caughey". 1992.
  5. ↑ "Interview with Thomas K. Caughey". 1992.
  6. ↑ "Caughey, Thomas Kirk (T. K.) (Applied Mathematician, Mechanical Engineer) |".
  7. ↑ "Caughey, Thomas Kirk (T. K.) (Applied Mathematician, Mechanical Engineer) |".


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