Basic Info

Name: Kenneth Dunker
Country of Origin: US

Description

biography is courtesy of Archive Grid:
“Kenneth Dunker was born on November 19, 1942, in Madison, Wisconsin. He received his B. Arch. (1965) from the University of Michigan, M.S. (1967) in Architectural Structures from Cornell University, and a Ph. D. (1985) in Structural Engineering from Iowa State University. Dunker spent most of the teaching career at Iowa State, except when he briefly worked as a Teaching Assistant (1965-1966) at Cornell University and as an Associate Professor (1978-1979) at the University of Oklahoma. At Iowa State University, Dunker was first hired as Associate Professor (1974-1978) in the Department of Architecture. Upon returning to Iowa State, he held the position of Assistant Professor (1979-1987) and Associate Professor (1987-1999) in the Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, a position he held until his retirement.

Dunker was active in research of highway bridge strengthening and performance. He taught courses in structural analysis and design, masonry, steel, and reinforced concrete. Later in his career he also taught courses on computer art and graphics. Dunker wrote or co-wrote several publications and journal articles, many of these appearing in the ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) journal. He and his colleague, Professor Shao, worked on computer art and were among the first in the 1970s to make drawings, mostly composed of lines and patterns, with computers.

Dunker was a member of professional societies such as American Concrete Institute, American Institute of Steel Construction, American Society of Civil Engineers and others. He also was a member of honorary societies including Tau Sigma Delta, Phi Kappa Phi, Chi Epsilon and Sigma Xi. He and his colleague, Professor Shao, won several awards at international computer conferences for their work in computer art”