SettingsFluid dynamicists
Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-Venant
Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-Venant (August 23, 1797 – January 1886) was a mechanician and mathematician who contributed to early stress analysis and also developed the one-dimensional uns...
Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-Venant (August 23, 1797 – January 1886) was a mechanician and mathematician who contributed to early stress analysis and also developed the one-dimensional uns...
Adolf Busemann
Adolph Busemann was a German aerospace engineer and influential early pioneer in aerodynamics, specialising in supersonic airflows.
Adolph Busemann was a German aerospace engineer and influential early pioneer in aerodynamics, specialising in supersonic airflows.
Adrian Bejan
Adrian Bejan (24 September 1948, Galaţi, Romania) is an American professor and proponent of the constructal theory of design and evolution in nature.
Adrian Bejan (24 September 1948, Galaţi, Romania) is an American professor and proponent of the constructal theory of design and evolution in nature.
Akiva Yaglom
Akiva Moiseevich Yaglom (Аки́ва Моисе́евич Ягло́м; 6 March 1921 – 13 December 2007) was a Soviet and Russian physicist, mathematician, statistician, and meteorologist.
Akiva Moiseevich Yaglom (Аки́ва Моисе́евич Ягло́м; 6 March 1921 – 13 December 2007) was a Soviet and Russian physicist, mathematician, statistician, and meteorologist.
Albert Betz
Albert Betz (25 December 1885 Schweinfurt - 16 April 1968 Göttingen) was a German physicist and a pioneer of wind turbine technology.
Albert Betz (25 December 1885 Schweinfurt - 16 April 1968 Göttingen) was a German physicist and a pioneer of wind turbine technology.
Alexandre Chorin
Alexandre J. Chorin is a professor of mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley who works in applied mathematics.
Alexandre J. Chorin is a professor of mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley who works in applied mathematics.
Amir Faghri
Amir Faghri is an American professor and leader in the engineering profession as an educator, scientist, and administrator.
Amir Faghri is an American professor and leader in the engineering profession as an educator, scientist, and administrator.
Anatol Roshko
Anatol Roshko is the Theodore von Kármán Professor of Aeronautics, Emeritus, at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA.
Anatol Roshko is the Theodore von Kármán Professor of Aeronautics, Emeritus, at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA.
Andrea Prosperetti
Andrea Prosperetti is the Charles A. Miller Jr. Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University and the Berkhoff Professor of Applied Physics at the University ...
Andrea Prosperetti is the Charles A. Miller Jr. Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University and the Berkhoff Professor of Applied Physics at the University ...
Andreas Acrivos
Andreas Acrivos (born 13 June 1928) is the Albert Einstein Professor of Science and Engineering, Emeritus at the City College of New York.
Andreas Acrivos (born 13 June 1928) is the Albert Einstein Professor of Science and Engineering, Emeritus at the City College of New York.
Andrei Monin
Andrei Sergeevich Monin (Андре́й Серге́евич Мо́нин; 2 July 1921 – 22 September 2007) was a Russian physicist, applied mathematician, and oceanographer.
Andrei Sergeevich Monin (Андре́й Серге́евич Мо́нин; 2 July 1921 – 22 September 2007) was a Russian physicist, applied mathematician, and oceanographer.
Andrew Majda
Andrew Joseph Majda (born 30 January 1949) is an American mathematician and the Morse Professor of Arts and Sciences at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences of New York University.
Andrew Joseph Majda (born 30 January 1949) is an American mathematician and the Morse Professor of Arts and Sciences at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences of New York University.
Antonio Ferri
Antonio Ferri (5 April 1912 – 28 December 1975) was an Italian scientist, prominent in the field of aerodynamics, with a specialization in hypersonic and supersonic flight.
Antonio Ferri (5 April 1912 – 28 December 1975) was an Italian scientist, prominent in the field of aerodynamics, with a specialization in hypersonic and supersonic flight.
Antony Jameson
Antony Jameson (born 1934) is the Thomas V. Jones Professor of Engineering in the Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics at Stanford University.
Antony Jameson (born 1934) is the Thomas V. Jones Professor of Engineering in the Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics at Stanford University.
Apollo M. O. Smith
Apollo Milton Olin Smith (usually referred to as A.M.O. Smith) (July 2, 1911 – May 1, 1997) was an important figure in the aerodynamics field at Douglas Aircraft from 1938 to 1975 and an early p...
Apollo Milton Olin Smith (usually referred to as A.M.O. Smith) (July 2, 1911 – May 1, 1997) was an important figure in the aerodynamics field at Douglas Aircraft from 1938 to 1975 and an early p...
Archimedes
Archimedes of Syracuse was a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer.
Archimedes of Syracuse was a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer.
Ascher H. Shapiro
Ascher H. Shapiro (born: May 20, 1916 in Brooklyn, New York — died: November 26, 2004 at Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts) was a professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. He grew up in Ne...
Ascher H. Shapiro (born: May 20, 1916 in Brooklyn, New York — died: November 26, 2004 at Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts) was a professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. He grew up in Ne...
Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal, was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Catholic philosopher.
Blaise Pascal, was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Catholic philosopher.
Boris Bakhmeteff
Boris Alexandrovich Bakhmeteff (Борис Александрович Бахметев) (also spelled Bakhmetieff or Bakhmetev) (1880- July 21, 1951) was an engineer, businessman, professor of Civil Engineeri...
Boris Alexandrovich Bakhmeteff (Борис Александрович Бахметев) (also spelled Bakhmetieff or Bakhmetev) (1880- July 21, 1951) was an engineer, businessman, professor of Civil Engineeri...
Boris Laschka
Boris Laschka (6 August 1934 -) is a German fluid dynamics scientist and aeronautical engineer known for his work in unsteady aerodynamics, in applied aerodynamics, in aeroelasticity, and by his...
Boris Laschka (6 August 1934 -) is a German fluid dynamics scientist and aeronautical engineer known for his work in unsteady aerodynamics, in applied aerodynamics, in aeroelasticity, and by his...
Bram van Leer
Bram van Leer is the Arthur B. Modine Professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor.
Bram van Leer is the Arthur B. Modine Professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor.
Brian Launder
Brian Edward Launder, FRS is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Manchester, United Kingdom.
Brian Edward Launder, FRS is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Manchester, United Kingdom.
Brian Spalding
Dudley Brian Spalding, FRS (born 9 January 1923) was a Professor of Heat Transfer at Imperial College, London.
Dudley Brian Spalding, FRS (born 9 January 1923) was a Professor of Heat Transfer at Imperial College, London.
Brooke Benjamin
Thomas Brooke Benjamin, FRS was an English mathematical physicist and mathematician, best known for his work in mathematical analysis and fluid mechanics, especially in applications of nonlinear...
Thomas Brooke Benjamin, FRS was an English mathematical physicist and mathematician, best known for his work in mathematical analysis and fluid mechanics, especially in applications of nonlinear...
Bruce A. Finlayson
Bruce A. Finlayson is an American chemical engineer and applied mathematician.
Bruce A. Finlayson is an American chemical engineer and applied mathematician.
Carl-Gustaf Rossby
Carl-Gustaf Arvid Rossby (Stockholm 28 December 1898 – Stockholm 19 August 1957) was a Swedish-U.S. meteorologist who first explained the large-scale motions of the atmosphere in terms of ...
Carl-Gustaf Arvid Rossby (Stockholm 28 December 1898 – Stockholm 19 August 1957) was a Swedish-U.S. meteorologist who first explained the large-scale motions of the atmosphere in terms of ...
Carlo Marangoni
Carlo Giuseppe Matteo Marangoni (29 April 1840 – 14 April 1925) was an Italian physicist.
Carlo Giuseppe Matteo Marangoni (29 April 1840 – 14 April 1925) was an Italian physicist.
Charles R. Doering
Charles Rogers Doering is professor of mathematics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Charles Rogers Doering is professor of mathematics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Charles S. Peskin
Charles S. Peskin (born 15 April 1946) is a professor of mathematics at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University.
Charles S. Peskin (born 15 April 1946) is a professor of mathematics at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University.
Charles Speziale
Charles Gregory Speziale (June 16, 1948– April 30, 1999) was a scientist who had worked in NASA Langley Research Center and a former Professor in Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineeri...
Charles Gregory Speziale (June 16, 1948– April 30, 1999) was a scientist who had worked in NASA Langley Research Center and a former Professor in Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineeri...
Chia-Chiao Lin
Chia-Chiao Lin (Chinese: 林家翹; born 1916) is an American applied mathematician and Institute Professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Chia-Chiao Lin (Chinese: 林家翹; born 1916) is an American applied mathematician and Institute Professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Chia-Shun Yih
Chia-Shun Yih was the Stephen P. Timoshenko Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan.
Chia-Shun Yih was the Stephen P. Timoshenko Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan.
Chiang C. Mei
Chiang Chung "CC" Mei is Ford Professor of Engineering, Emeritus, at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, known for his contributions i...
Chiang Chung "CC" Mei is Ford Professor of Engineering, Emeritus, at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, known for his contributions i...
Claude-Louis Navier
Claude-Louis Navier (10 February 1785 in Dijon – 21 August 1836 in Paris) born Claude Louis Marie Henri Navier, was a French engineer and physicist who specialized in mechanics.
Claude-Louis Navier (10 February 1785 in Dijon – 21 August 1836 in Paris) born Claude Louis Marie Henri Navier, was a French engineer and physicist who specialized in mechanics.
Constantine Pozrikidis
Constantine Pozrikidis is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, known for his contributions in the areas of theoretical and computational fluid dynamics...
Constantine Pozrikidis is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, known for his contributions in the areas of theoretical and computational fluid dynamics...
Daniel Bernoulli
Daniel Bernoulli was a Swiss mathematician and was one of the many prominent mathematicians in the Bernoulli family.
Daniel Bernoulli was a Swiss mathematician and was one of the many prominent mathematicians in the Bernoulli family.
Daniel D. Joseph
Daniel D. Joseph was the Regents Professor Emeritus and Russell J. Penrose Professor Emeritus of Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics at the University of Minnesota.
Daniel D. Joseph was the Regents Professor Emeritus and Russell J. Penrose Professor Emeritus of Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics at the University of Minnesota.
David Crighton
David George Crighton FRS (15 November 1942, Llandudno, Wales - 12 April 2000, Cambridge) was a British mathematician and physicist.
David George Crighton FRS (15 November 1942, Llandudno, Wales - 12 April 2000, Cambridge) was a British mathematician and physicist.
David Evans (mathematician)
David V. Evans is a British applied mathematician noted for his contributions to water waves and acoustics.
David V. Evans is a British applied mathematician noted for his contributions to water waves and acoustics.
Dimitri Riabouchinsky
Dimitri Pavlovitch Riabouchinsky (Дми́трий Па́влович Рябуши́нский, 1882–1962) was a Russian French fluid dynamicist noted for his discovery of the Riabouchinsky solid technique.
Dimitri Pavlovitch Riabouchinsky (Дми́трий Па́влович Рябуши́нский, 1882–1962) was a Russian French fluid dynamicist noted for his discovery of the Riabouchinsky solid technique.
Edwin N. Lightfoot
Edwin N. Lightfoot is a Chemical Engineer and the Hilldale Professor Emeritus in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Edwin N. Lightfoot is a Chemical Engineer and the Hilldale Professor Emeritus in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Elepter Andronikashvili
Elephter Luarsabovich Andronikashvili was a Georgian physicist.
Elephter Luarsabovich Andronikashvili was a Georgian physicist.
Ernie Tuck
Professor Ernest Oliver (Ernie) Tuck BSc (Hons)(Adel), PhD (Camb), FAA, FTSE, FACS, FAustMS was an Australian applied mathematician, notable for his sustained work in ship hydrodynamics, and for...
Professor Ernest Oliver (Ernie) Tuck BSc (Hons)(Adel), PhD (Camb), FAA, FTSE, FACS, FAustMS was an Australian applied mathematician, notable for his sustained work in ship hydrodynamics, and for...
Ernst Mach
Ernst Mach was an Austrian physicist and philosopher, noted for his contributions to physics such as the Mach number and the study of shock waves.
Ernst Mach was an Austrian physicist and philosopher, noted for his contributions to physics such as the Mach number and the study of shock waves.
Ernst R. G. Eckert
Dr Ernst R. G. Eckert was a scientist who advanced the film cooling technique for aeronautical engines.
Dr Ernst R. G. Eckert was a scientist who advanced the film cooling technique for aeronautical engines.
Fazle Hussain
A. K. M. Fazle Hussain is a Cullen Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Physics, and Geosciences.
A. K. M. Fazle Hussain is a Cullen Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Physics, and Geosciences.
François Frenkiel
François Naftali Frenkiel (Warshaw, 19 September 1910 – Rockville, Maryland, 9 July 1986) was a physicist and one of the founders of the American Institute of Physics (AIP) journal Physics of ...
François Naftali Frenkiel (Warshaw, 19 September 1910 – Rockville, Maryland, 9 July 1986) was a physicist and one of the founders of the American Institute of Physics (AIP) journal Physics of ...
Fritz Ursell
Fritz Joseph Ursell FRS was a British mathematician noted for his contributions to fluid mechanics, especially in the area of wave-structure interactions.
Fritz Joseph Ursell FRS was a British mathematician noted for his contributions to fluid mechanics, especially in the area of wave-structure interactions.
Geoffrey Ingram Taylor
Sir Geoffrey Ingram Taylor OM was a British physicist, mathematician and expert on fluid dynamics and wave theory.
Sir Geoffrey Ingram Taylor OM was a British physicist, mathematician and expert on fluid dynamics and wave theory.
George Batchelor
George Keith Batchelor FRS was an Australian applied mathematician and fluid dynamicist.
George Keith Batchelor FRS was an Australian applied mathematician and fluid dynamicist.
George F. Carrier
George Francis Carrier was a mathematician and the T. Jefferson Coolidge Professor of Applied Mathematics Emeritus of Harvard University.
George Francis Carrier was a mathematician and the T. Jefferson Coolidge Professor of Applied Mathematics Emeritus of Harvard University.
Gerald B. Whitham
Gerald Beresford Whitham (born 13 December 1927, Halifax, West Yorkshire) is an American applied mathematician and the Charles Lee Powell Professor of Applied Mathematics (Emeritus) of Applied &...
Gerald Beresford Whitham (born 13 December 1927, Halifax, West Yorkshire) is an American applied mathematician and the Charles Lee Powell Professor of Applied Mathematics (Emeritus) of Applied &...
Gino Girolamo Fanno
Gino Girolamo Fanno was an Italian mechanical engineer who developed the Fanno flow model.
Gino Girolamo Fanno was an Italian mechanical engineer who developed the Fanno flow model.
Gotthilf Hagen
Gotthilf Heinrich Ludwig Hagen (March 3, 1797 - February 3, 1884) was a German physicist and hydraulic engineer.
Gotthilf Heinrich Ludwig Hagen (March 3, 1797 - February 3, 1884) was a German physicist and hydraulic engineer.
Gretar Tryggvason
Gretar Tryggvason is currently the Viola D. Hank Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Notre Dame.
Gretar Tryggvason is currently the Viola D. Hank Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Notre Dame.
Grigory Barenblatt
Grigory Isaakovich Barenblatt (Григорий Исаaкович Баренблат; born July 10, 1927) is a Russian mathematician.
Grigory Isaakovich Barenblatt (Григорий Исаaкович Баренблат; born July 10, 1927) is a Russian mathematician.
Gustaf de Laval
Karl Gustaf Patrik de Laval was a Swedish engineer and inventor who made important contributions to the design of steam turbines and dairy machinery.
Karl Gustaf Patrik de Laval was a Swedish engineer and inventor who made important contributions to the design of steam turbines and dairy machinery.
H. Norman Abramson
H. Norman Abramson is an American engineer and scientist.
H. Norman Abramson is an American engineer and scientist.
Hans G. Hornung
Hans G. Hornung is an emeritus C. L. “Kelly” Johnson Professor of Aeronautics and Director of the Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory of the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT).
Hans G. Hornung is an emeritus C. L. “Kelly” Johnson Professor of Aeronautics and Director of the Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory of the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT).
Hans W. Liepmann
Hans Wolfgang Liepmann ( July 3, 1914 - June 24, 2009 ) German American engineer and emeritus Theodore von Kármán Professor of Aeronautics at the California Institute of Technology.
Hans Wolfgang Liepmann ( July 3, 1914 - June 24, 2009 ) German American engineer and emeritus Theodore von Kármán Professor of Aeronautics at the California Institute of Technology.
Hassan Aref
Dr. Hassan Aref was the Reynolds Metals Professor in the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Virginia Tech, and the Niels Bohr Visiting Professor at the Technical University of De...
Dr. Hassan Aref was the Reynolds Metals Professor in the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Virginia Tech, and the Niels Bohr Visiting Professor at the Technical University of De...
Hendrik Tennekes
Hendrik (Henk) Tennekes (born December 13, 1936, Kampen) was the director of research at the Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute (Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut, or KNMI), a...
Hendrik (Henk) Tennekes (born December 13, 1936, Kampen) was the director of research at the Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute (Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut, or KNMI), a...
Henri Pitot
Henri Pitot (May 3, 1695 – December 27, 1771) was a French hydraulic engineer and the inventor of the Pitot tube.
Henri Pitot (May 3, 1695 – December 27, 1771) was a French hydraulic engineer and the inventor of the Pitot tube.
Henri-Émile Bazin
Henri-Émile Bazin (10 January 1829 – 7 February 1917) was a French engineer specializing in hydraulic engineering.
Henri-Émile Bazin (10 January 1829 – 7 February 1917) was a French engineer specializing in hydraulic engineering.
Henry Darcy
Henry Philibert Gaspard Darcy (June 10, 1803 – January 3, 1858) was a French engineer who made several important contributions to hydraulics.
Henry Philibert Gaspard Darcy (June 10, 1803 – January 3, 1858) was a French engineer who made several important contributions to hydraulics.
Hermann Föttinger
Hermann Föttinger (born 9 February 1877 in Nuremberg; died 28 April 1945 in Berlin) was a German engineer and inventor.
Hermann Föttinger (born 9 February 1877 in Nuremberg; died 28 April 1945 in Berlin) was a German engineer and inventor.
Hermann Glauert
Hermann Glauert, FRS (4 October 1892 – 6 August 1934) was a British aerodynamicist and Principal Scientific Officer of the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough until December 1934.
Hermann Glauert, FRS (4 October 1892 – 6 August 1934) was a British aerodynamicist and Principal Scientific Officer of the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough until December 1934.
Hermann Schlichting
Hermann Schlichting (22 September 1907 in Balje/Elbe - 15 June 1982 in Göttingen) was a German fluid dynamics engineer.
Hermann Schlichting (22 September 1907 in Balje/Elbe - 15 June 1982 in Göttingen) was a German fluid dynamics engineer.
Horace Lamb
Sir Horace Lamb FRS (27 November 1849 – 4 December 1934) was a British applied mathematician and author of several influential texts on classical physics, among them Hydrodynamics (1879) and...
Sir Horace Lamb FRS (27 November 1849 – 4 December 1934) was a British applied mathematician and author of several influential texts on classical physics, among them Hydrodynamics (1879) and...
Howard A. Stone
Howard Alvin Stone (born January 19, 1960 ) is the Donald R. Dixon '69 and Elizabeth W. Dixon Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University.
Howard Alvin Stone (born January 19, 1960 ) is the Donald R. Dixon '69 and Elizabeth W. Dixon Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University.
Howell Peregrine
Howell Peregrine was a British applied mathematician noted for his contributions to fluid mechanics, especially of free surface flows such as water waves, and coastal engineering.
Howell Peregrine was a British applied mathematician noted for his contributions to fluid mechanics, especially of free surface flows such as water waves, and coastal engineering.
Hubert Chanson
Hubert Chanson is a professor in hydraulic engineering and applied fluid mechanics in the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Queensland since 1990.
Hubert Chanson is a professor in hydraulic engineering and applied fluid mechanics in the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Queensland since 1990.
Hunter Rouse
Hunter Rouse (1906 - 1996) was a hydraulician known for his research on the mechanics of fluid turbulence.
Hunter Rouse (1906 - 1996) was a hydraulician known for his research on the mechanics of fluid turbulence.
James Glimm
James Gilbert Glimm (born 24 March 1934) is an American mathematical physicist, and Professor at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
James Gilbert Glimm (born 24 March 1934) is an American mathematical physicist, and Professor at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
James Lighthill
Sir Michael James Lighthill, FRS was a British applied mathematician, known for his pioneering work in the field of aeroacoustics.
Sir Michael James Lighthill, FRS was a British applied mathematician, known for his pioneering work in the field of aeroacoustics.
Jean Claude Eugène Péclet
Jean Claude Eugène Péclet (February 10, 1793 - December 6, 1857) was a French physicist.
Jean Claude Eugène Péclet (February 10, 1793 - December 6, 1857) was a French physicist.
Jean le Rond d'Alembert
Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert (16 November 1717 – 29 October 1783) was a French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher, and music theorist.
Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert (16 November 1717 – 29 October 1783) was a French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher, and music theorist.
Jean Louis Marie Poiseuille
Jean Louis Marie Poiseuille (; 22 April 1797 - 26 December 1869) was a French physician and physiologist.
Jean Louis Marie Poiseuille (; 22 April 1797 - 26 December 1869) was a French physician and physiologist.
John D. Anderson
John D. Anderson, Jr. (born October 1, 1937) is the Curator of Aerodynamics at the National Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC and Professor Emeritus in the De...
John D. Anderson, Jr. (born October 1, 1937) is the Curator of Aerodynamics at the National Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC and Professor Emeritus in the De...
John Hinch (mathematician)
Edward John Hinch (born March 4, 1947) is a Professor of fluid dynamics at the University of Cambridge, and fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.
Edward John Hinch (born March 4, 1947) is a Professor of fluid dynamics at the University of Cambridge, and fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.
John L. Lumley
John Leask Lumley is a Professor Emeritus, Graduate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University.
John Leask Lumley is a Professor Emeritus, Graduate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University.
John Ockendon
Professor John Richard Ockendon FRS (born c. 1940) is an applied mathematician noted especially for his contribution to fluid dynamics and novel applications of mathematics to real world problems.
Professor John Richard Ockendon FRS (born c. 1940) is an applied mathematician noted especially for his contribution to fluid dynamics and novel applications of mathematics to real world problems.
John R. Womersley
John Ronald Womersley was a British mathematician who made important contributions to textiles, computing and arterial mechanics.
John Ronald Womersley was a British mathematician who made important contributions to textiles, computing and arterial mechanics.
John Scott Russell
John Scott Russell (9 May 1808, Parkhead, Glasgow – 8 June 1882, Ventnor, Isle of Wight) was a Scottish naval engineer who built the Great Eastern in collaboration with Isambard Kingdom Brun...
John Scott Russell (9 May 1808, Parkhead, Glasgow – 8 June 1882, Ventnor, Isle of Wight) was a Scottish naval engineer who built the Great Eastern in collaboration with Isambard Kingdom Brun...
John Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, OM (12 November 1842 – 30 June 1919) was an English physicist who, with William Ramsay, discovered the element argon, an achievement for which he e...
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, OM (12 November 1842 – 30 June 1919) was an English physicist who, with William Ramsay, discovered the element argon, an achievement for which he e...
John V. Wehausen
John Vroman Wehausen was an American applied mathematician considered to be one of the world's leading researchers and pioneers in the field of marine hydrodynamics.
John Vroman Wehausen was an American applied mathematician considered to be one of the world's leading researchers and pioneers in the field of marine hydrodynamics.
John W. Miles
John Wilder Miles (December 1, 1920 – October 20, 2008) was a research professor emeritus of applied mechanics and geophysics at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, Sa...
John Wilder Miles (December 1, 1920 – October 20, 2008) was a research professor emeritus of applied mechanics and geophysics at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, Sa...
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, OM (12 November 1842 – 30 June 1919) was an English physicist who, with William Ramsay, discovered the element argon, an achievement for which he e...
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, OM (12 November 1842 – 30 June 1919) was an English physicist who, with William Ramsay, discovered the element argon, an achievement for which he e...
Joseph Valentin Boussinesq
Joseph Valentin Boussinesq was a French mathematician and physicist who made significant contributions to the theory of hydrodynamics, vibration, light, and heat.
Joseph Valentin Boussinesq was a French mathematician and physicist who made significant contributions to the theory of hydrodynamics, vibration, light, and heat.
K. R. Sreenivasan
Katepalli R. Sreenivasan is a physicist, engineer, and leader in international scholarship.
Katepalli R. Sreenivasan is a physicist, engineer, and leader in international scholarship.
L. Gary Leal
Leslie Gary Leal (born 18 March 1943) is the Warren & Katharine Schlinger Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Leslie Gary Leal (born 18 March 1943) is the Warren & Katharine Schlinger Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
L. M. Milne-Thomson
Louis Melville Milne-Thomson, CBE (1 May 1891 – 21 August 1974) was an English applied mathematician who wrote several classic textbooks on applied mathematics, including The Calculus of Finit...
Louis Melville Milne-Thomson, CBE (1 May 1891 – 21 August 1974) was an English applied mathematician who wrote several classic textbooks on applied mathematics, including The Calculus of Finit...
Leonhard Euler
Leonhard Euler English approximation, "Oiler"; 15 April 1707 18 September 1783) was a pioneering Swiss mathematician and physicist.
Leonhard Euler English approximation, "Oiler"; 15 April 1707 18 September 1783) was a pioneering Swiss mathematician and physicist.
Lewis Ferry Moody
Lewis Ferry Moody 1880 - 1953, was an American engineer and professor and is known for the Moody Diagram, which is in non-dimensional form and relates the friction factor, Reynolds number and re...
Lewis Ferry Moody 1880 - 1953, was an American engineer and professor and is known for the Moody Diagram, which is in non-dimensional form and relates the friction factor, Reynolds number and re...
Lewis Fry Richardson
Lewis Fry Richardson, FRS (11 October 1881 - 30 September 1953) was an English mathematician, physicist, meteorologist, psychologist and pacifist who pioneered modern mathematical tec...
Lewis Fry Richardson, FRS (11 October 1881 - 30 September 1953) was an English mathematician, physicist, meteorologist, psychologist and pacifist who pioneered modern mathematical tec...
Ludwig Prandtl
Ludwig Prandtl (4 February 1875, Freising, Upper Bavaria – 15 August 1953) was a German scientist.
Ludwig Prandtl (4 February 1875, Freising, Upper Bavaria – 15 August 1953) was a German scientist.
Martin Knudsen
Martin Hans Christian Knudsen (February 15, 1871 in Hasmark – May 27, 1949 in Copenhagen) was a Danish physicist who taught and conducted research at the Technical University of Denmark He is pr...
Martin Hans Christian Knudsen (February 15, 1871 in Hasmark – May 27, 1949 in Copenhagen) was a Danish physicist who taught and conducted research at the Technical University of Denmark He is pr...
Martin Wilhelm Kutta
Martin Wilhelm Kutta (November 3, 1867 – December 25, 1944) was a German mathematician.
Martin Wilhelm Kutta (November 3, 1867 – December 25, 1944) was a German mathematician.
Maurice Couette
Maurice Marie Alfred Couette (9 January 1858, Tours - 18 August 1943, Angers) was a French physicist known for his studies of fluidity.
Maurice Marie Alfred Couette (9 January 1858, Tours - 18 August 1943, Angers) was a French physicist known for his studies of fluidity.
Max Gunzburger
Max D. Gunzburger, Francis Eppes Distinguished Professor of Mathematics at Florida State University, is an American mathematician and computational scientist affiliated with the Florida State i...
Max D. Gunzburger, Francis Eppes Distinguished Professor of Mathematics at Florida State University, is an American mathematician and computational scientist affiliated with the Florida State i...
Michael S. Longuet-Higgins
Michael Selwyn Longuet-Higgins FRS (born 1925) is a mathematician and oceanographer at Institute for Nonlinear Science, University of California, San Diego.
Michael Selwyn Longuet-Higgins FRS (born 1925) is a mathematician and oceanographer at Institute for Nonlinear Science, University of California, San Diego.
Milton S. Plesset
Milton Spinoza Plesset was an American applied physicist who worked in the field of fluid mechanics and nuclear energy.
Milton Spinoza Plesset was an American applied physicist who worked in the field of fluid mechanics and nuclear energy.
Milton Van Dyke
Milton Denman Van Dyke (August 1, 1922 – May 10, 2010) was Professor of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University.
Milton Denman Van Dyke (August 1, 1922 – May 10, 2010) was Professor of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University.
Nikolay Yegorovich Zhukovsky
Nikolay Yegorovich Zhukovsky was a Russian scientist, founding father of modern aero- and hydrodynamics.
Nikolay Yegorovich Zhukovsky was a Russian scientist, founding father of modern aero- and hydrodynamics.
Olga Aleksandrovna Ladyzhenskaya
Olga Aleksandrovna Ladyzhenskaya was a Soviet and Russian mathematician.
Olga Aleksandrovna Ladyzhenskaya was a Soviet and Russian mathematician.
Osborne Reynolds
Osborne Reynolds FRS (23 August 1842 – 21 February 1912) was a prominent innovator in the understanding of fluid dynamics.
Osborne Reynolds FRS (23 August 1842 – 21 February 1912) was a prominent innovator in the understanding of fluid dynamics.
Parviz Moin
Parviz Moin is an Iranian American fluid dynamicist.
Parviz Moin is an Iranian American fluid dynamicist.
Paul Richard Heinrich Blasius
Paul Richard Heinrich Blasius was a German fluid dynamics engineer.
Paul Richard Heinrich Blasius was a German fluid dynamics engineer.
Peter Lax
Peter David Lax (born 1 May 1926) is a mathematician working in the areas of pure and applied mathematics.
Peter David Lax (born 1 May 1926) is a mathematician working in the areas of pure and applied mathematics.
Philip Saffman
Philip Geoffrey Saffman was an applied mathematician, the Theodore von Kármán Professor of Applied Mathematics and Aeronautics at the California Institute of Technology.
Philip Geoffrey Saffman was an applied mathematician, the Theodore von Kármán Professor of Applied Mathematics and Aeronautics at the California Institute of Technology.
Pierre Henri Hugoniot
Pierre-Henri Hugoniot ( born in Allenjoie, Doubs on June 5, 1851- died in 1887) who mostly lived in Montbéliard (Franche-Comté).
Pierre-Henri Hugoniot ( born in Allenjoie, Doubs on June 5, 1851- died in 1887) who mostly lived in Montbéliard (Franche-Comté).
Ramesh K. Agarwal
Dr. Ramesh K. Agarwal is the William Palm Professor of Engineering in the department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Washington University in St. Louis.
Dr. Ramesh K. Agarwal is the William Palm Professor of Engineering in the department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Washington University in St. Louis.
Richard T. Whitcomb
Richard T. Whitcomb, was an American aeronautical engineer noted for his significant contributions to the science of aerodynamics.
Richard T. Whitcomb, was an American aeronautical engineer noted for his significant contributions to the science of aerodynamics.
Richard von Mises
Richard Edler von Mises was a scientist and mathematician who worked on solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, aerodynamics, aeronautics, statistics and probability theory.
Richard Edler von Mises was a scientist and mathematician who worked on solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, aerodynamics, aeronautics, statistics and probability theory.
Robert Byron Bird
Robert Byron Bird is a Chemical Engineer and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Robert Byron Bird is a Chemical Engineer and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Roger Temam
Roger Meyer Temam (born 19 May 1940) is a College Professor of mathematics at The Indiana University, Bloomington.
Roger Meyer Temam (born 19 May 1940) is a College Professor of mathematics at The Indiana University, Bloomington.
Samar Mubarak Mand
Samar Mubarakmand,, is a Pakistani nuclear physicist, who served as the founding chairman of National Engineering and Scientific Commission from 2001 until 2007.
Samar Mubarakmand,, is a Pakistani nuclear physicist, who served as the founding chairman of National Engineering and Scientific Commission from 2001 until 2007.
Satish Dhawan
Satish Dhawan was a pioneering aerospace engineer, and an extremely influential rocket scientist, widely regarded as father of experimental fluid dynamics research in India.
Satish Dhawan was a pioneering aerospace engineer, and an extremely influential rocket scientist, widely regarded as father of experimental fluid dynamics research in India.
Sergei K. Godunov
Sergei Konstantinovich Godunov is professor at the Sobolev Institute of Mathematics of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Novosibirsk, Russia.
Sergei Konstantinovich Godunov is professor at the Sobolev Institute of Mathematics of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Novosibirsk, Russia.
Silas D. Alben
Silas D. Alben is an American mathematician and an Assistant Professor in the School of Mathematics at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Silas D. Alben is an American mathematician and an Assistant Professor in the School of Mathematics at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Simon Ostrach
Dr. Simon Ostrach (born December 26, 1923) is an American academic scientist and a pioneer in the fields of buoyancy-driven flows and microgravity science.
Dr. Simon Ostrach (born December 26, 1923) is an American academic scientist and a pioneer in the fields of buoyancy-driven flows and microgravity science.
Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet
Sir George Gabriel Stokes, 1st Baronet FRS (13 August 1819–1 February 1903), was a mathematician and physicist, who at Cambridge made important contributions to fluid dynamics (including the Nav...
Sir George Gabriel Stokes, 1st Baronet FRS (13 August 1819–1 February 1903), was a mathematician and physicist, who at Cambridge made important contributions to fluid dynamics (including the Nav...
Stanley Corrsin
Stanley Corrsin (3 April 1920 – 2 June 1986) was an American physicist, fluid dynamicist, and Theophilus Halley Smoot Professor of Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University.
Stanley Corrsin (3 April 1920 – 2 June 1986) was an American physicist, fluid dynamicist, and Theophilus Halley Smoot Professor of Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University.
Stephen H. Davis
Stephen H. Davis (born 7 September 1939) is an American fluid dynamicist.
Stephen H. Davis (born 7 September 1939) is an American fluid dynamicist.
Stephen Salter
Stephen Hugh Salter is Emeritus Professor of Engineering Design at the University of Edinburgh and inventor of the eponymous Salter duck wave energy device.
Stephen Hugh Salter is Emeritus Professor of Engineering Design at the University of Edinburgh and inventor of the eponymous Salter duck wave energy device.
Steven A. Orszag
Steven Alan Orszag was the Percey F. Smith Professor of Mathematics at Yale University.
Steven Alan Orszag was the Percey F. Smith Professor of Mathematics at Yale University.
Steven Orszag
Steven Alan Orszag is the Percey F. Smith Professor of Mathematics at Yale University.
Steven Alan Orszag is the Percey F. Smith Professor of Mathematics at Yale University.
Suhas Patankar
Suhas V. Patankar is an Indian-American mechanical engineer.
Suhas V. Patankar is an Indian-American mechanical engineer.
Sydney Goldstein
Sydney Goldstein FRS (3 December 1903, Kingston upon Hull – 22 January 1989, Harvard) was a British mathematician noted for his contribution to fluid dynamics.
Sydney Goldstein FRS (3 December 1903, Kingston upon Hull – 22 January 1989, Harvard) was a British mathematician noted for his contribution to fluid dynamics.
Tasneem M. Shah
Tasneem M. Shah, Ph.D., SI, TI, is a Pakistani scientist and a prominent mathematician who has made pioneering and instrumental research and contributions to the field of computational fluid dyn...
Tasneem M. Shah, Ph.D., SI, TI, is a Pakistani scientist and a prominent mathematician who has made pioneering and instrumental research and contributions to the field of computational fluid dyn...
Theodor Rehbock
Theodor Rehbock (12 April 1864, Amsterdam – 17 August 1950, Baden-Baden) was a German hydraulics engineer, and professor at the University of Karlsruhe.
Theodor Rehbock (12 April 1864, Amsterdam – 17 August 1950, Baden-Baden) was a German hydraulics engineer, and professor at the University of Karlsruhe.
Theodore von Kármán
Theodore von Kármán was a Hungarian-American aerospace engineer and physicist who was active primarily in the fields of aeronautics and astronautics.
Theodore von Kármán was a Hungarian-American aerospace engineer and physicist who was active primarily in the fields of aeronautics and astronautics.
Theodore Y. Wu
Theodore Yaotsu Wu (born 1924) is a Professor Emeritus of Engineering Science at the California Institute of Technology.
Theodore Yaotsu Wu (born 1924) is a Professor Emeritus of Engineering Science at the California Institute of Technology.
Thomas S. Lundgren
Thomas S. Lundgren is an American fluid dynamicist and Professor Emeritus of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics at the University of Minnesota He is known for his work in the field of theoretic...
Thomas S. Lundgren is an American fluid dynamicist and Professor Emeritus of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics at the University of Minnesota He is known for his work in the field of theoretic...
Tim Pedley
Timothy John "Tim" Pedley is a British mathematician and a former G. I. Taylor Professor of Fluid Mechanics at the University of Cambridge.
Timothy John "Tim" Pedley is a British mathematician and a former G. I. Taylor Professor of Fluid Mechanics at the University of Cambridge.
Uriel Frisch
Uriel Frisch is a French mathematical physicist known for his work on fluid dynamics and turbulence.
Uriel Frisch is a French mathematical physicist known for his work on fluid dynamics and turbulence.
Veniamin Levich
Veniamin Grigorievich (Benjamin) Levich (March 30, 1917, Kharkov, Ukraine — January 19, 1987, Englewood, New Jersey, USA) was a physicist, an expert in the field of electrochemical hydrody...
Veniamin Grigorievich (Benjamin) Levich (March 30, 1917, Kharkov, Ukraine — January 19, 1987, Englewood, New Jersey, USA) was a physicist, an expert in the field of electrochemical hydrody...
W. R. Dean
W. R. Dean was a British applied mathematician and fluid dynamicist.
W. R. Dean was a British applied mathematician and fluid dynamicist.
Walter Tollmien
Walter Tollmien (13 October 1900 in Berlin–25 November 1968 in Göttingen) was a German fluid dynamics engineer.
Walter Tollmien (13 October 1900 in Berlin–25 November 1968 in Göttingen) was a German fluid dynamics engineer.
Warren K. Lewis
Warren Kendall Lewis (21 August 1882-9 March 1975) was an MIT professor who has been called the father of modern chemical engineering.
Warren Kendall Lewis (21 August 1882-9 March 1975) was an MIT professor who has been called the father of modern chemical engineering.
Wei Shyy
Wei Shyy is the Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson Collegiate Professor and Chairman of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Wei Shyy is the Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson Collegiate Professor and Chairman of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Wilhelm Nusselt
Ernst Kraft Wilhelm Nußelt (Nusselt in English; born November 25, 1882 in Nuremberg – died September 1, 1957 in München) was a German engineer.
Ernst Kraft Wilhelm Nußelt (Nusselt in English; born November 25, 1882 in Nuremberg – died September 1, 1957 in München) was a German engineer.
William Froude
William Froude (; 28 November 1810 in Devon – 4 May 1879 in Simonstown, South Africa) was an English engineer, hydrodynamicist and naval architect.
William Froude (; 28 November 1810 in Devon – 4 May 1879 in Simonstown, South Africa) was an English engineer, hydrodynamicist and naval architect.
William John Macquorn Rankine
William John Macquorn Rankine was a Scottish civil engineer, physicist and mathematician.
William John Macquorn Rankine was a Scottish civil engineer, physicist and mathematician.
William K. George
William Kenneth George (born 1945) is an American fluid dynamicist and Professor of turbulence at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.
William Kenneth George (born 1945) is an American fluid dynamicist and Professor of turbulence at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.