Hassan Nagib

Hassan M. Nagib
Occupation(s)Mechanical engineer, aerospace engineer and academic.
AwardsNASA Langley Achievement Award, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1982)
Academic background
EducationB.S., Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
M.S., Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Ph.D., Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Alma materIllinois Institute of Technology
Academic work
InstitutionsIllinois Institute of Technology

Hassan M. Nagib is a mechanical engineer, aerospace engineer, and academic. He is the John T. Rettaliata Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology and was also the Founding Director of the institute's Fluid Dynamics Research Center.[1]

Nagib is most known for his research in fluid mechanics, turbulent flow, and flow management and control.[1] His research encompasses a range of topics, including fundamental aspects of fluids, applied turbulence, hydrodynamic stability and transition, wind engineering, and atmospheric diffusion.[2] He is the recipient of Robert T. Knapp Award,[3] the NASA Langley Achievement Award, and the IIT Professional Achievement Award.[4]

Nagib is a Fellow of the American Physical Society,[5] American Association for the Advancement of Science,[6] the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.[7][8]

  1. ^ a b "MMAE Seminar - Dr. Hassan Nagib - Advances in the Quest for a Universal Log-law and the Role of Outer Flow and Pressure Gradient in "Canonical" Wall-bounded Turbulent Flows | Illinois Institute of Technology". www.iit.edu. September 6, 2017.
  2. ^ "MMAE Seminar Series: Hassan M. Nagib | Illinois Institute of Technology". www.iit.edu. September 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "Robert T. Knapp Award". www.asme.org.
  4. ^ "Hassan M. Nagib | Illinois Institute of Technology". www.iit.edu.
  5. ^ "APS Fellow Archive". www.aps.org.
  6. ^ "2000 Meeting". www.ece.ucf.edu.
  7. ^ "APS -62nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics - Event - Computations of Turbulent Boundary Layers Subjected to Various Localized Pressure Gradients". American Physical Society – via meetings.aps.org.
  8. ^ "APS -75th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics - Event - Probing the outer-layer-inner-layer dynamics of a turbulent boundary layer using synthetic jets". American Physical Society – via meetings.aps.org.