Dereje Agonafer | |
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ደረጀ አጎናፍር | |
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Born | Dereje Agonafer
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Nationality | Ethiopian-American |
Occupation | Professor of mechanical engineering at University of Texas at Arlington |
Dereje Agonafer ( Ge'ez: ደረጀ አጎናፍር) is an Ethiopian-American engineer and educator, who is currently a professor of mechanical engineering at University of Texas at Arlington, and member of National Academy of Engineering. [1] He is also a fellow of National Academy of Inventors since 2018. [2]
Prof. Agonafer received his B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Colorado Boulder in 1972. After obtaining his PhD from Howard University in (1984), he joined IBM. [3] He served at IBM for 15 years before joining University of Texas at Arlington as tenured Professor. Prof. Agonafer's research focuses on Electronic packaging, heat transfer, thermal engineering. [4]
In 2019, Agonafer was elected to the prestigious National Academy of Engineering for "contributions to computer-aided electro/thermo/mechanical design and modeling of electronic equipment". [5] He also is a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, [6] the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers [7] and lifetime member of National Society of Black Engineers. [8]
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Dereje Agonafer | |
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ደረጀ አጎናፍር | |
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Born | Dereje Agonafer
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Nationality | Ethiopian-American |
Occupation | Professor of mechanical engineering at University of Texas at Arlington |
Dereje Agonafer ( Ge'ez: ደረጀ አጎናፍር) is an Ethiopian-American engineer and educator, who is currently a professor of mechanical engineering at University of Texas at Arlington, and member of National Academy of Engineering. [1] He is also a fellow of National Academy of Inventors since 2018. [2]
Prof. Agonafer received his B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Colorado Boulder in 1972. After obtaining his PhD from Howard University in (1984), he joined IBM. [3] He served at IBM for 15 years before joining University of Texas at Arlington as tenured Professor. Prof. Agonafer's research focuses on Electronic packaging, heat transfer, thermal engineering. [4]
In 2019, Agonafer was elected to the prestigious National Academy of Engineering for "contributions to computer-aided electro/thermo/mechanical design and modeling of electronic equipment". [5] He also is a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, [6] the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers [7] and lifetime member of National Society of Black Engineers. [8]
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