▁Foreign ▁Service ▁personnel ▁Category : Am b ass adors ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁Al ger ia <0x0A> </s> ▁Stephen ▁A . ▁Mah in ▁( born ▁L odi , ▁California ; ▁October ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁– ▁February ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁struct ural ▁engineer . ▁Mah in ▁was ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Gro ve ▁High ▁School . ▁Following ▁his ▁high ▁school ▁gradu ation , ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley , ▁ear ning ▁his ▁b ach elor ' s , ▁master ' s , ▁and ▁doctor al ▁degrees ▁in ▁civil ▁engineering ▁there . ▁Upon ▁ear ning ▁his ▁Ph . D , ▁Mah in ▁became ▁an ▁assistant ▁research ▁engineer ▁at ▁Ber keley ▁before ▁joining ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁T ong ji ▁University ▁of ▁Shang hai , ▁China ▁named ▁Steve ▁Mah in ▁a ▁Master ▁Academ ician , ▁a ▁title ▁which ▁is ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁profess ors ▁intern ation ally ▁in ▁all ▁fields ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Natural ▁Science ▁Foundation ▁of ▁China . ▁ ▁Mah in ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁By ron ▁L . ▁and ▁El vi ra ▁E . ▁N ish k ian ▁Professor ▁of ▁Struct ural ▁Engineering , ▁and ▁led ▁the ▁Struct ural ▁Engineering , ▁Mechan ics , ▁and ▁Material s ▁Program , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Earth qu ake ▁Engineering ▁Research ▁Center . ▁ ▁Awards