Born in Honolulu, HI, raised in Beverly Hills, CA, came to Stanford as member Class of '56: Stanford University, 1952-57 (no B.S.; Pres., ASCE Student Chapter, 1957), M.S.C.E., 1957 (Hydraulics); Stanford University, 1960-62 Ph.D., Jan., 1963 (Fluid mechanics; Mathematics minor).
Faculty Member, Department of Civil Engineering, Stanford University 1962-2004; William Alden and Martha Campbell Professor in the School of Engineering [Emeritus] and Professor of Fluid Mechanics and Applied Mathematics in the Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering and (by courtesy) Mechanical Engineering [Emeritus], 2005--present.