Phillip S. Myers

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Phillip Samuel Myers (8 May 1916 – 18 October 2006) was an American mechanical engineer.

A native of Webber, Kansas, Phillip Samuel Myers was born to parents Earl Myers and Sarah Catherine Breon on 8 May 1916. He earned a bachelor's of science degree from McPherson College in 1940, and completed a second bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering at Kansas State College in 1942, then joined the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty upon graduation. While teaching, he completed a master's of science (1944) and doctorate (1947) in mechanical engineering at UW–Madison as well. Myers obtained tenure in 1950, and became a full professor in 1955. He chaired UW–Madison's Department of Mechanical Engineering from 1979 to 1983, and was granted emeritus status upon retirement in 1986.[1]

In 1969, Myers became the first academic to serve as president of the Society of Automotive Engineers,[2][3][4] and the SAE later elected him a fellow in 1977.[5] He was elected a 1971 fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers,[1] and ten years later won the AMSE's Internal Combustion Engine Award.[6] In 1973, he was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering, recognized for his "contributions to the understanding of ignition and heat transfer problems of internal combustion engines and their environmental impact."[1][7] In 1998, Myers was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[8] Myers died on 18 October 2006, aged 90.[2]

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  1. ^ a b c Baranescu, Rodica A. (2011). "PHILLIP S. MYERS 1916–2006". Memorial Tributes. 14. The National Academies Press: 235–240. doi:10.17226/12884.
  2. ^ a b "Distinguished professor emeritus of engineering dies". University of Wisconsin–Madison. 26 October 2006. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Philip S. Myers 1969 SAE President". SAE International. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Awards". SAE Transactions. 87: xxviii. 1978. JSTOR 44434112.
  5. ^ "Strzelec named SAE Fellow". University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Internal Combustion Engine Award". American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Dr. Phillip S. Myers". National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Three faculty named AAAS fellows". University of Wisconsin–Madison. 5 November 1998. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
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