▁engaged ▁in ▁naval ▁ord n ance ▁work , ▁where ▁he ▁contributed ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁proxim ity ▁fu ze . ▁For ▁his ▁part ▁in ▁its ▁success , ▁he ▁was ▁presented ▁with ▁the ▁President ial ▁Medal ▁for ▁Mer it . ▁ ▁He ▁came ▁back ▁to ▁Columbia ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁as ▁an ▁associate ▁professor , ▁and ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁att ained ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁professor . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁James ▁K ip ▁Fin ch ▁Professor ▁of ▁App lied ▁Science ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁Mind lin ▁died ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁in ▁Han over , ▁New ▁Ham pshire . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁Early ▁awarded ▁ ▁Naval ▁Or dn ance ▁Development ▁Award ▁( 1 9 4 5 ) ▁▁ ▁President ial ▁Medal ▁for ▁Mer it ▁( 1 9 4 6 ), ▁▁ ▁Fellow , ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences ▁( 1 9 5 8 ), ▁▁ ▁Research ▁Prize ▁( 1 9 5 8 ) ▁of ▁the ▁AS CE ; ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁ ▁Great ▁Te acher ▁Award ▁( 1 9 6 0 ) ▁from ▁Columbia ▁University ; ▁ ▁von ▁Kar man ▁Medal ▁of ▁the ▁AS CE ▁( 1 9 6 1 ) ▁▁ ▁Fellow , ▁AS ME ▁( 1 9 6 2 ), ▁▁ ▁Fellow , ▁Ac oust ical ▁Society ▁of ▁America ▁( 1 9 6 3 ); ▁▁ ▁Tim os hen