Raphael Haftka

Raphael T. Haftka (February 22, 1944 – August 16, 2020) was an American engineer, a Distinguished Professor at University of Florida and an Elected Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Professor Haftka was born February 22, 1944, in Tel-Aviv, Israel. Education: Ph.D. 1971, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Sciences, the University of California at San Diego, B.Sc. 1965, M.Sc. 1968, Aeronautical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.