Dereje Agonafer
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]
Education and career
[edit]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]
Recognitions
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ Published: Feb. 7, 2019 (2019-02-07). "CU Boulder professor inducted into National Academy of Engineering". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Two UTA researchers elected fellows of National Academy of Inventors | EurekAlert! Science News". Eurekalert.org. 2018-12-14. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
- ^ "Bio". mentis.uta.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
- ^ "Faculty Directory". Uta.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
- ^ Dr. Dereje Agonafer Member. "NAE Website - Dr. Dereje Agonafer". National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
- ^ "Alumnus Dereje Agonafer Achieves Highest Professional Accolade". Howard University. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
- ^ "AAAS Fellows" (PDF). American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
- ^ "Golden Torch Honorees". National Society of Black Engineers. Archived from the original on 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
External links
[edit]- Dereje Agonafer publications indexed by Google Scholar
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- 20th-century births
- Living people
- Ethiopian emigrants to the United States
- University of Colorado Boulder alumni
- Howard University alumni
- University of Texas at Arlington faculty
- Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering
- People from Addis Ababa
- Ethiopian academics