H. Norman Abramson | |
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Born | Hyman Norman Abramson[1] March 4, 1926 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
Died | December 19, 2022 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | (aged 96)
Alma mater | Stanford University |
Awards | ASME Medal (1999) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Theoretical and applied mechanics |
Institutions | University of Texas at Austin |
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Executive Vice President of the Southwest Research Institute |
Hyman Norman Abramson (March 4, 1926 – December 19, 2022) was an American engineer and scientist. He was the Executive Vice President of the Southwest Research Institute at the University of Texas at Austin, and the manager and principal investigator in several NAE and NRC research projects.[2]
Abramson was an internationally regarded expert in the field of theoretical mechanics and applied mechanics with expertise in fluid dynamics, specifically the "dynamics of contained liquids in astronautical, nuclear, and marine systems."[3]