YusufF, Syed-Born, May 4, 1914, Chowlur, India.

Obtained:
1. B.Sc. (Honors) and M.Sc. degrees with Physics major in 1938 and 1939 respectively, University of Mysore, India.
2. M. Ae. E. and Dr. Ae. E. in 1948 and 1949 respectively, Polytechnics Institute of Brooklyn, NY.

- Engaged in Research and Development of Aircraft Structure from 1950 to 1963 as a Senior Structural Engineer, Bristol Aircraft Company, Bristol, England.

- Associate Professor of Aeronautical Engineering, University of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, from 1963-1965.

- Professor of Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, from 1965-1979.

Retired in 1979.

Made contributions in the following fields:

- Large deflections of Orthotropic Plates

- Theories of Sandwich Constructions,

- Buckling Phenomena of Stiffened Panels,

- Fracture Mechanics.

Affiliations and Honors:

- Member of Sigma Xi, Sigma Gamma Tau.

- Chartered Engineer, The Royal Aeronautical Society, London, England.

- Associate Fellow of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Listed in:

(i) Notable Americans of the Bicentennial Era, American Biographical Institute, 1976.

(ii) Who's Who in Aviation and Aerospace, US Edition, 1983.

(iii) Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 2000-2001, Millennium Edition, A Marquis Who's Who Publication.