Thomas Kenny

American professor of mechanical engineering
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Thomas Kenny

Summary

Thomas Kenny is a human[1]. He worked as an academic[2], university teacher[3], and mechanical engineer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Thomas Kenny held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Thomas Kenny's professions included academic[2].
  • Thomas Kenny worked as a university teacher[3].
  • Thomas Kenny worked as a mechanical engineer[4].
  • Thomas Kenny's field of work was mechanical engineering[7].
  • Thomas Kenny's field of work was physics[8].
  • Thomas Kenny was employed by Jet Propulsion Laboratory[9].
  • Among Thomas Kenny's employers was Stanford University[10].
  • Thomas Kenny was educated at University of California, Berkeley[11].
  • Thomas Kenny was educated at University of Minnesota[12].
  • Thomas Kenny was educated at University of California, Berkeley[13].
  • Thomas Kenny received the Paul Davies Family University Fellow in Undergraduate Education[14].
  • Thomas Kenny received the IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award[15].
  • Thomas Kenny was a member of National Academy of Engineering[16].
  • Thomas Kenny is recorded as male[17].
  • Thomas Kenny's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Thomas Kenny supervised Evelyn Wang as a doctoral student[19].
  • Thomas Kenny supervised Amy Herr as a doctoral student[20].
  • Thomas Kenny supervised Woo-Tae Park as a doctoral student[21].
  • Thomas Kenny's ISNI is recorded as 0000000116170440[22].
  • Thomas Kenny's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 33054814[23].
  • Thomas Kenny's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n90662514[24].
  • Thomas Kenny's IdRef ID is recorded as 081349815[25].
  • Thomas Kenny's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02_yp38[26].
  • Thomas Kenny's family name is recorded as Kenny[27].

Body

Education

Educated at University of California, Berkeley[11], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1868[30], headquartered in Berkeley[31] and University of Minnesota[12], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1851[34], headquartered in Minneapolis[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include academic[2], university teacher[3], and mechanical engineer[4]. Fields of work include mechanical engineering[7], a branch of engineering[36] and physics[8], a branch of science[37]. Employers include Jet Propulsion Laboratory[9], a NASA facility[38], in United States[39], founded in 1936[40] and Stanford University[10], a private university[41], in United States[42], founded in 1885[43], headquartered in Stanford[44]. Doctoral students include Evelyn Wang[19], a mechanical engineer[45], b. 1978[46], of United States[47], awarded the Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers[48], specialised in mechanical engineering[49]; Amy Herr[20]; and Woo-Tae Park[21].

Recognition

Awards received include Paul Davies Family University Fellow in Undergraduate Education[14] and IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award[15], a technical field award[50], founded in 2000[51].

Why It Matters

Thomas Kenny ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Thomas Kenny do for work?

Thomas Kenny worked as academic[2], university teacher[3], and mechanical engineer[4].

Where did Thomas Kenny go to school?

Thomas Kenny was educated at University of California, Berkeley[11], University of Minnesota[12], and University of California, Berkeley[13].

What awards did Thomas Kenny receive?

Honors received include Paul Davies Family University Fellow in Undergraduate Education[14] and IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [7] . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  9. [2] . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  14. [14] . teachingcommons.stanford.edu. Retrieved . teachingcommons.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . ieee.org. ieee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  23. [16] . nae.edu. nae.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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