Martha Eva Salcudean

Mechanical, Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering

Internationally recognized expert in computational fluid dynamics, Canada's first female head of a university engineering department

Birthplace
Cluj, Romania

Residence
Vancouver, British Columbia

Family Members
  • Spouse: George
  • Son: Tim (S.E.) Salcudean

Title
Professor Emerita

Office
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia

Status
Working

Degrees
  • BEng, (Mech. Eng), University of Cluj, Romania, 1956
  • Post-grad. diploma (Instrumentation & Control Systems), 1962
  • PhD (Mech. Eng.) Institute of Polytechnics, Brasov, Romania, 1969
  • PhD Honorary, University of Ottawa, 1992
  • DSc Honorary, University of British Columbia, 2001

Awards
  • Officer, Royal Society of Canada, 2004
  • Order of British Columbia, 1998
  • Killam Award, 1998
  • Meritorious Achievement Award, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of B.C., 1996
  • Julian C. Smith Medal, Engineering Institute of Canada, 1995
  • Canada 125 Medal, 1993
  • Fellow, Canadian Engineering Academy, 1992
  • Gold Medal in the Applied Science and Engineering, Science Council of British Columbia, 1991

Last Updated
August 9, 2006

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