Dr. Alan Zehnder

Professor

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Biography

Alan Zehnder received his doctorate in Mechanical Engineering, with a minor in Materials Science, from the California Institute of Technology. After spending a year as a postdoctoral research fellow, he joined the faculty at Cornell University in 1988. In 1993, he was a faculty member in residence in Hamburg, Germany, for the Cornell Engineering Abroad program. He served as a visiting professor at Caltech during the 1996-97 academic year and was a Senior Faculty Fellow at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Carderock, Maryland, during the summer of 1998. In 2004, he held the position of Guest Professor at the Vienna University of Technology. Zehnder currently serves as the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and has previously held the role of Associate Dean for Diversity and Faculty Development in the College of Engineering. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Society for Experimental Mechanics.

Research Interests

Awards

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Sia Nemat-Nasser Award Medal

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Fellow

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Dennis G. Shepherd Teaching Award

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Fellow

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Rudolf Kingslake Medal Prize

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Charles Lee Powell Fellow

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TRW Advanced Technologies Fellow

Requirements for Cornell University

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:15
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Architecture or related field
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Department of Architecture