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Prof. Nathan Mortimore Newmark (1910 – 1981)
From the biography by William J. Hall:
Internationally known educator and engineer, died January 25, 1981, in Urbana, Illinois. Dr. Newmark was widely known for his research in structural engineering and structural dynamics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, for his contributions to the design of earthquake-resistant structures—including the Latino Americana Tower in Mexico City—and, most recently, for his work on the design of the trans-Alaska pipeline.
Beginning in 1930 as a graduate research assistant, Nate Newmark held a succession of positions for over half a century at the University of Illinois. He was appointed research professor of civil engineering in 1943, skipping the intermediate rank of associate professor. Early in his career he contributed significantly to the fields of structural analysis and structural materials and received national and international recognition for his work pertaining to highway bridges. His contributions in the area of structural dynamics, including consideration of impact, wave action, wind, blast, and earthquakes, greatly influenced structural and mechanical design throughout the world.
In 1956 he was appointed head of the Department of Civil Engineering of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a position he held until 1973. He retired from his university position in 1976. Although the reputation of the department had been great almost since its founding, under Professor Newmark's leadership its stature rose to new heights.
From 1947 to 1957 he was chairman of the Digital Computer Laboratory at the university. During this period he had a major hand in developing one of the first modern, large-scale, digital computers (ILLIAC-II)—work that eventually led to the university's eminent position as a developer of computer science for engineering.
Newmark served in many important leadership capacities in the university and had the distinction of the longest tenure to date on the University Research Board. This board was in large part responsible for making the university one of the world's great research institutions, and Nate's vision and foresight played no small role in the success of this effort.
Nate played a major role in many of the most important technical activities of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He was one of the founding members of the Engineering Mechanics Division and a prime mover in furthering the Society's computer application activities. Having received virtually every major award given out by the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Engineering Foundation Founders Society, he was an honored member of the many learned societies to which he belonged.
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