Theodore Mentel papers

Collection

Identifier: uarc 1094

Staff Only

Scope and Content

The collection contains notes, student assignments, papers, reports, publications and notebooks.

Dates

Creation: 1946-1986

Creator

Mentel, Theodore Joseph (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection materials in English

Use of Materials

Items in this collection do not circulate and may be used in-house only.

Copyright

Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). Requests to publish should be arranged with the University of Minnesota Archives.

Biographical Sketch of Theodore Mentel (b. 1926)

Theodore Joseph Mentel, B.A. (1950) University of Toronto, M.S. (1954), Ph.D. (1956) Brown University. Professor in mechanics and materials, and aeronautical engineering at the University of Minnesota.

Theodore Mentel was born on September 15, 1926 in Bienkowka, Poland. He earned his B.A. from the University of Toronto in 1950. He earned his M.S. in Applied Math in 1954 and his Ph.D. in 1956 from Brown University. From 1950-1952, Dr. Mentel was a research officer for the National Research Council in Ottawa, Canada. Dr. Mentel joined the faculty at the University of Minnesota in 1955 as an assistant professor of mechanics and materials. He was a member of the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences and the Engineering Institute of Canada.