Simon Ostrach
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Simon Ostrach | |
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| Born | December 26, 1923 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | October 2, 2017 (aged 93) Pepper Pike, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Rhode Island State College (BS, MS) Brown University (MS, PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Buoyancy-driven flow Microgravity |
| Institutions | FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Case Western Reserve University NASA |
| Doctoral advisors | William Prager George F. Carrier |
| Doctoral students | Salvatore Cezar Pais |
Simon Ostrach (December 26, 1923 – October 2, 2017) was an American applied mathematician and mechanical engineer. He was a pioneer in the fields of buoyancy-driven flows and microgravity science.[1]
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Ostrach was born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island. He was a member of the class of 1938 at Hope High School (Rhode Island) in Providence, then entered Rhode Island State College (now University of Rhode Island), where he earned a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Engineering, followed by an additional Master of Science and a PhD from Brown University, both in Applied Mathematics.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]He was a Distinguished Professor at Florida State University, where he was affiliated with the Florida A&M University – Florida State University College of Engineering. He was also the Wilbert J. Austin Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Engineering at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He was honored by NASA in 1998 as one of its "12 Superstars of Modern Aeronautics" and was a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Ostrach was married twice and had five children.[3] One of his sons, Louis Ostrach, died in 2017.
He died at the age of 93 in Pepper Pike, Ohio.[4][5]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Florida State University faculty profile
- Case Western Reserve University Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty
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- 1923 births
- 2017 deaths
- Engineering educators
- Florida State University faculty
- Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Case Western Reserve University faculty
- American fluid dynamicists
- Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering
- American engineers
- Brown University alumni
- University of Rhode Island alumni
- Scientists from Providence, Rhode Island
- Educators from Providence, Rhode Island
- American academic scientist stubs