Michel G. Malti
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Michel George Malti was an American electrical engineer, known for his work in circuit analysis. He was born in Deir el Qamar
, in modern day Lebanon and died in Miami, Florida
.
He graduated from the Syrian Protestant college
(1915) and from Georgia Tech (1922), before joining Cornell University
as an instructor and student, earning a M.Sc. (1924) and Ph.D.
(1927), all degrees in electrical engineering
.
He continued to serve as research assistant and faculty member in civil engineering
and as a professor
in electrical engineering
until his retirement (1962), spending sabbaticals at the University of Puerto Rico
(1947) and the University of Roorkee in India
(1955-57). In 1939 Malti and Fritz Herzog
solved an important electric power problem on balancing dynamos, which had remained unsolved since the days of Michael Faraday
a century before.
He later supervised research on 3D-modeling of Eddy current
s. Malti was an IEEE Fellow
.
Deir el Qamar
Deir el Qamar is a village in south-central Lebanon, five kilometres outside of Beiteddine, consisting of stone houses with red-tiled roofs. During the 16th to 18th centuries, Deir el Qamar was the residence of the governors of Lebanon...
, in modern day Lebanon and died in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
.
He graduated from the Syrian Protestant college
American University of Beirut
The American University of Beirut is a private, independent university in Beirut, Lebanon. It was founded as the Syrian Protestant College by American missionaries in 1866...
(1915) and from Georgia Tech (1922), before joining Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
as an instructor and student, earning a M.Sc. (1924) and Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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(1927), all degrees in electrical engineering
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
.
He continued to serve as research assistant and faculty member in civil engineering
Civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
and as a professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
in electrical engineering
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
until his retirement (1962), spending sabbaticals at the University of Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico
The University of Puerto Rico is the state university system of Puerto Rico. The system consists of 11 campuses and has approximately 64,511 students and 5,300 faculty members...
(1947) and the University of Roorkee in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
(1955-57). In 1939 Malti and Fritz Herzog
Fritz Herzog
Fritz Herzog was an American mathematician, known for his work incomplex analysis and power series.He was born in Germany and studied at the University of Berlin until 1934 when he moved to USA.He received his Ph.D...
solved an important electric power problem on balancing dynamos, which had remained unsolved since the days of Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday, FRS was an English chemist and physicist who contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry....
a century before.
He later supervised research on 3D-modeling of Eddy current
Eddy current
Eddy currents are electric currents induced in conductors when a conductor is exposed to a changing magnetic field; due to relative motion of the field source and conductor or due to variations of the field with time. This can cause a circulating flow of electrons, or current, within the body of...
s. Malti was an IEEE Fellow
IEEE Fellow
An IEEE member is elevated to the grade of IEEE Fellow for "unusual distinction in the profession and shall be conferred by the Board of Directors upon a person with an extraordinary record of accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest"...
.