Milton Van Dyke | |
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| Born | August 1, 1922 Chicago, U.S. |
| Died | May 10, 2010 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University California Institute of Technology |
| Known for | Fluid dynamics Van Dyke flows |
| Awards | • Fulbright Award for Research (1954)[1] • Guggenheim Fellowship (1954)[2] • Otto Laporte Award (APS, 1986)[3] • Fluid Dynamics Award (AIAA, 1997)[4] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Fluid dynamics |
| Institutions | Stanford University |
| Thesis | A Study Of Second-Order Supersonic Flow (1949) |
| Doctoral advisor | Paco Lagerstrom |
| Doctoral students | Ali H. Nayfeh Ramesh K. Agarwal |
Milton Denman Van Dyke (August 1, 1922 – May 10, 2010) was Professor of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University.[5] He was known for his work in fluid dynamics, especially with respect to the use of perturbation analysis in aerodynamics. His often-cited book An Album of Fluid Motion presents a collection of about 400 selected black-and-white photographs of flow visualization in experiments, received – on his request – from researchers all over the world.[6]
Together with Bill Sears, Milton founded the Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, in 1969,[6] for which he was an editor until 2000.[5]
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- ^ "Fluid Dynamics Award Past Recipients". American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Archived from the original on 2008-09-29. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
- ^ a b McNally, Jess (May 31, 2010). "Milton Van Dyke, influential fluid mechanics professor, dead at 87". Stanford Report. Stanford University. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
- ^ a b Schwartz, Leonard W. (2002). "Milton Van Dyke, the man and his work". Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics. 34 (34): 1–18. Bibcode:2002AnRFM..34....1S. doi:10.1146/annurev.fluid.34.081701.124242.