Romualdas Kasuba
Romualdas Kasuba (born March 23, 1931 in Kaunas, Lithuania) (Lithuanian: Romualdas Kašuba) is a Lithuanian American academician, mechanics engineer.[1]
Romualdas Kasuba | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 23, 1931 |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | engineering, aerospace engineering |
| Institutions | Vytautas Magnus University, Northern Illinois University |
Biography
Kasuba moved to Germany in 1944, and emigrated to the United States in 1948.
Kasuba graduated from University of Illinois in 1954. He earned a doctoral degree in 1962. Kasuba taught at Cleveland State University in 1964-1986 where he also chaired the Department of Mechanical Engineering. In 1986 Kasuba had co-founded the College of Engineering at Northern Illinois University and became its dean.[2] In 1989-1996 Kasuba was a member of Senate at Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, Lithuania.
Awards and recognition
- 1999 The National Academy of Sciences of Lithuania elected him as an international member to the academy[2]
- 1999 The Diamond Award from the UNESCO International Engineering Education Center for the best paper[2]
- In February 2011, an auditorium at Northern Illinois University was named in Kasuba's honor.[3]
References
- Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija, IX t. Vilnius: Science and encyclopedias publishing institute, 2006. T.9: Juocevičius-Khiva.
- "Romualdas Kasuba, Ph.D., P.E., Dr. (Hon)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- "CEET auditorium named in Kasuba's honor | NIU Today". Niutoday.info. 2011-02-11. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
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