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Personal Information
Born Philip Chukwurah Emeagwali on August 23, 1954, in Akure, Nigeria,
son of Agatha and James Emeagwali; U.S. citizen; married Dale Brown,
August 15, 1981; children: Ijeoma, Nnamdi, Onyeamechi.
Education: general certificate of education, University of London,
1973; B.S., mathematics, Oregon State University, 1977; M.S., civil
engineering, George Washington University, 1981; engineering degree,
ocean, coastal, and marine, George Washington University, 1986; M.A.,
applied mathematics, University of Maryland, 1986; Ph.D., scientific
computing, University of Michigan, 1993.
Memberships: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics;
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Computer Society;
Association for Computing Machinery; American Society of Civil Engineers;
American Meteorological Society; National Technical Association, advisory
board; American Physical Society; Institute of Electrical and Electronic
Engineers; Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society; National Society of
Black Engineers; National Society of Professional Engineers; Society of
Technical Communication; American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics; National Aeronautic Association; National Space Society;
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association; U.S. Parachute Association;
Balloon Federation of America; National Air & Space Museum; Underwater
Explorers Society.
Career
Various engineering duties, Maryland State Highway Administration,
1977-78; researcher, George Washington University, 1979-82; researcher,
National Weather Service, University of Maryland, 1984-86; civil
engineering and research mathematics duties, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation,
1986-87; researcher, University of Michigan, 1987-91; research fellow,
University of Minnesota, Army High Performance Computing Research Center,
1991-93; independent consultant, 1993-. Concurrent positions: science
consultant, PBS Futures TV Service, Meteorological Episode; advisory board
member, National Technical Association.
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