Author

James Mandel

James Mandel was born on December 25, 1934, in Pittsburgh, Pa. James earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering in 1956 from Carnegie Institute of Technology. In the summer between his junior and senior years, he worked for the Bureau of Ships in Washington, D.C. From 1956 until 1961, except for six months in the US Army, James worked for Richardson, Gordon, and Associates. He designed many bridges.

In 1962, James received an M.S. in civil engineering from Carnegie Institute of Technology. From 1962 to 1964, he worked for Goodyear Aerospace Corporation.

He was in charge of the structural design and wind tunnel testing of the Gemini Ballute.

In 1967, he received a Ph.D. in civil engineering at Syracuse University. From 1967 to 2008, he was a professor at Syracuse University. James married Carolyn Lisi on June 26, 1998.