Alan Needleman (born September 2, 1944) is a professor of materials science & engineering at Texas A&M University. Prior to 2009, he was University Professor of Mechanics of Solids and Structures at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
Alan Needleman (born September 2, 1944) is a professor of materials science & engineering at Texas A&M University. Prior to 2009, he was University Professor of Mechanics of Solids and Structures at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. (en)
Alan Needleman (* 2. September 1944 in Philadelphia) ist ein US-amerikanischer Ingenieurwissenschaftler. Needleman studierte an der University of Pennsylvania mit dem Bachelor-Abschluss 1966 und an der Harvard University mit dem Master-Abschluss 1967 und der Promotion bei John W. Hutchinson 1970 (Dissertation: Void growth and inclusion interaction in an elastic-plastic medium). Danach war er Instructor und Assistant Professor am Massachusetts Institute of Technology und ab 1975 Professor für Angewandte Mechanik an der Brown University, an der er 1988 bis 1991 Dekan der Ingenieursfakultät war. Ab 2009 war er Professor für Materialwissenschaft und Mechanik an der University of North Texas. (de)
Alan Needleman (Filadélfia, 2 de setembro de 1944) é um engenheiro estadunidense. É atualmente professor da Cátedra Florence Pirce Grant de Mecânica dos Sólidos da Universidade Brown. Graduado em 1966 pela Universidade da Pensilvânia, com mestrado (1967) e doutorado (1970) na Universidade Harvard, orientado por John W. Hutchinson. Foi instrutor e professor assistente no Departamento de Matemática Aplicada do Instituto de Tecnologia de Massachusetts, de 1970 a 1975. Foi professor de engenharia na Universidade Brown desde 1975, sendo chefe do departamento de engenharia de 1988 a 1991. (pt)