Stephen W. Attaway
Stephen Wayne Attaway (born February 10, 1960 in Leeds, Alabama - † February 28, 2019 ) was an American civil engineer who dealt with computer simulations in mechanics.
Attaway studied civil engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology , where he received his PhD in 1986. He had been at Sandia National Laboratories since February 1987 , where he became a Senior Scientist.
Among other things, he dealt with numerical hydrodynamics (smoothed particle hydrodynamics), parallel computing, calculation of the impact of explosions on buildings, investigation of the load on ropes in mountain climbing in the event of falls and methods for the disposal of nuclear waste.
In 2000 he received the Sidney Fernbach Award for pioneering advances in the modeling of transient dynamic phenomena, which enabled simulations of unprecedented size and accuracy .
He was a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the National Speleological Society .
Attaway has been active in cave exploration since his youth and has also participated in cave rescue operations with his father. He was a rescue director with Albuquerque Mountain Rescue and was involved in numerous rescue operations in the New Mexico wilderness. He also made jewels and carved gems and invented new techniques. Attaway was a member of the New Mexico Faceters Guild.
Attaway had been married to Nancy Attaway since 1984, who also designed jewelry and made gems.
Individual evidence
- ^ French Funerals and Cremations: Obituary for Stephen W. Attaway, French Funerals and Cremations. Retrieved December 18, 2019 . , Albuquerque
- ↑ Short biography in Protecting People and Buildings from Terrorism , National Research Council 2001, p. 48
- ^ Sidney Fernbach Award for Attaway
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| SURNAME | Attaway, Stephen W. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Attaway, Stephen Wayne (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American civil engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 10, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leeds, Alabama |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 28, 2019 |