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Obituary:
Arturs was a professor at Lehigh University for over 39 years, retiring in 2004, and was previously on the faculty of the Yale School of Engineering. He earned B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Engineering Mechanics from the University of Michigan. He was a member and fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and was an internationally recognized expert in the fatigue of metals, particularly the behavior of metal plates and shells. He has developed computer programs to analyze shells of revolution that include metal plasticity, free vibration, buckling and creep.
Formerly:
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics
Lehigh University
Appointed to Lehigh Faculty: 1965
Education:
Ph.D. Engineering Mechanics, University of Michigan, 1960
M.S. Engineering Mechanics, University of Michigan, 1956
B.S. Engineering Mechanics, University of Michigan, 1955
Related experience - teaching, industrial, etc.:
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Yale University, 1960-1964
Research activities, consulting, patents, etc.:
Research on pressure vessel design
Technical engineering consultant to over 25 companies
Scientific and professional societies of which a member:
Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Fellow American Academy of Mechanics
Fellow Acoustical Society of America
Honors and awards:
2008 PVP Medal, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASME Pressure Vessel and Piping Division Outstanding Service Award, 2005
ASME Certificates of Appreciation for presenting ASME PVP Conference tutorials in 1999 and 2000
Ruth and Joel Spira Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1988
Pi Tau Sigma Teacher of Year Award, 1988
Fulbright-Hayes Fellow, University of Innsbruck, 1977
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