Jacobo Bielak

Jacobo Bielak is a Mexican-born structural engineer.

Bielak was raised in Mexico City and earned his bachelor's of science degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1963. He subsequently attended Rice University in the United States, completing his master's degree in 1966, followed by a doctorate from the California Institute of Technology, graduating in 1971.[1][2] Bielak taught at Carnegie Mellon University, where he was named Hamerschlag University Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering,[2] and granted emeritus status upon retirement in 2018.[1]

Bielak was awarded the Gordon Bell Prize in 2003 for computational research on the effects of future earthquakes in Los Angeles.[3] He was elected to membership of the United States National Academy of Engineering in 2010 "for advancing knowledge and methods in earthquake engineering and in regional-scale seismic motion simulation."[4]

References
  1. "Professor Bielak Celebrated at Retirement Event". Carnegie Mellon University. April 27, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  2. "Jacobo Bielak, P.E." Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  3. Bhattacharjee, Yudhijit (December 12, 2003). "Awards". Science. 302 (5652): 1891. doi:10.1126/science.302.5652.1891b.
  4. "Dr. Jacobo Bielak". United States National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
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