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Raphael Haftka

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Raphael T. Haftka
רפאל האפטקה
Born (1944-02-22) February 22, 1944 (age 80)
Tel Aviv, Israel
DiedAugust 16, 2020(2020-08-16) (aged 76)
Alma materTechnion – Israel Institute of Technology, University of California, San Diego
AwardsElected Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Scientific career
FieldsEngineering
InstitutionsUniversity of Florida

Raphael T. Haftka (Hebrew: רפאל האפטקה; February 22, 1944 – August 16, 2020) was an American engineer, a Distinguished Professor at University of Florida and an Elected Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.[1][2][3][4]

Raphael T. Haftka was born on February 22, 1944, in Tel-Aviv, Israel. He earned his B.Sc. in Aeronautical Engineering in 1965 and his M.Sc. in 1968 from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. In 1971, he received his Ph.D. from the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Sciences at the University of California, San Diego.

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  1. ^ "Distinguished Professors". ufl.edu. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  2. ^ "Raphael Haftka". ufl.edu. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  3. ^ "Raphael Haftka". Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  4. ^ "Professor Raphael (Rafi) T. Haftka (1944–2020)". Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 62 (4). Springer: 1595–1596. 2020. doi:10.1007/s00158-020-02737-7. S2CID 243068331. Retrieved September 9, 2020.