Raymond Brach
Areas of Interest
- Vibrations,Acoustics & Noise
- Mechanical Engineering Design
- Applied Mathematics & Statistics
- Microparticle Dynamics
- Solid Mechanics
- Mechanical Impact Dynamics
- Vehicle Collision Analysis
During his tenure as a professor, Brach contributed to the design of the Apollo 11 spacecraft.
He published over 100 reviewed papers and multiple editions of 3 books: Vehicle Accident Analysis and Reconstruction Methods, SAE, (with R. Matthew Brach), Third Ed. 2022; Uncertainty Analysis for Forensic Science, Lawyers & Judges Pub. (With P. F. Dunn), Second Ed. 2009; Mechanical Impact Dynamics, John Wiley, 1991, Rev. Ed. 2007.
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Education
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, Engineering Mechanics, 1965
Master’s of Science, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Mechanical Engineering, 1962
Bachelor of Science, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Mechanical Engineering, 1958