Obituary

David Benenson, professor of electrical engineering

David M. Benenson, professor of electrical engineering, died July 1 in his Williamsville home. He was 73.

A UB faculty member since 1963, Benenson served as chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering from 1983-89 and as director of graduate studies from 1995-99. He was active in the Cooperative Engineering Education Program, serving as its director from 1996-99.

His research interests included fluid dynamics, electrical arcs, plasmas, plasma chemistry, turbulence, power circuit breakers and plasma processing. He was the author or co-author of 114 technical papers, and held various editorial positions with journals related to gaseous electronics and plasma science.

Benenson holds-with UB colleagues-two patents, both of which involve work relating to "Method and Apparatus for Diagnosing the State of a Machine."

He was a member of Sigma Xi, and was a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

He earned a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering from MIT and master's and doctoral degrees in aeronautics from the California Institute of Technology.

Benenson was active in the Faculty Senate, serving since 1986 on a variety of committees, including the Executive Committee, the University Governance Committee and the Faculty Tenure and Privileges Committee.

A scholarship fund in Benenson's name has been established with the UB Foundation, Inc. Checks should be made out to the UB Foundation, with "Dr. David M. Benenson Memorial Scholarship" written in the memo line.