Borislav Dzodzo

Borislav Dzodzo, born on 17 Octobar 1922, Cavtat, Region Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia. Is a Serbian former University Professor, Mechanical Engineer, writer and scientist. He married Radojka Armenko-Tomic at Petrovac na moru on 1 st September 1949, and had two children, a son: Milorad Dzodzo, b. 8th March,1953 (PhD in Technical Sciences), and a daughter: Ksenija Dzodzo-Rujevic, b. 19th Dec.,1955 (M.S in Law)
Education: Elementary school Zepce (1929-1933); High school, Sarajevo (1933-1941) Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade (1945-1951); doctorate in Technical Sciences, University of Belgrade, 1961.
Positions held: Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts: researcher (1951-63), scientific collaboration (1963-70), scientific counselor (1970-72); Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade: associate professor (1972-75), Head of Chair of Naval Architecture (1974-78), full professor (from 1975)
Related activities - Journal "Brodarstvo: Editor-in-Chief (1959-61; Yugoslav Register of Shipping: member of Board of Experts (1963-67,1972-82); Journal "Brodogradnja": member of Board of editors (1965-75)
Memberships
Society of Naval Architects and Technicians "Beograd" (vice-president), Yugoslav Society for the Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (member), Yugoslav Society for the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms (member)
Publications
Two Monographs,
one Patent,
40 Papers on Theory of Vibration and the Dynamics of Mechanical Installations,
Main contributions: On a formula for eigenvalues of linear dynamic systems damped both externally and internally (Belgrade, 1964); Transfer matrices for beams loaded axially and laid on an elastic foundation (London, 1969); ON a method for the determination of eigenvalues by transforming the characteristic determination into a continued fraction (Belgrade, 1979); On a method for officiant calculation of natural frequencies of torsional systems (Belgrade,1979)
Honors, prizes
UNESCO fellowship for post-doctoral studies at the University of California, Berkeley, USA (Sept. 1961- Jan.1963;) "October Award" of the City of Belgrade for scientific achievement (1970).

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