Stanford S. Penner | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 5, 1921[2] |
| Died | July 15, 2016 (aged 95) |
| Citizenship | German American |
| Alma mater | Union College, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Known for | Kármán–Penner mass-flux fraction |
| Spouse | Beverly Penner |
| Children | Robert Clark Penner Lynn Jean Penner |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Aerospace Engineering |
| Institutions | California Institute of Technology, University of California, San Diego |
| Thesis | I. National Defense Research Council Project (Confidential) II. Calculations on the formation and decomposition of Nitric-oxide in pebble beds at high temperature. (1946) |
| Doctoral advisor | Farrington Daniels[1] |
| Doctoral students | Forman A. Williams |
Stanford Solomon Penner (5 July 1921 – 15 July 2016) also known as Sol Penner, was a German-American scientist and engineer, a major figure in combustion physics, especially in rocket engines, and a founder of the Engineering program at University of California, San Diego. He obtained his PhD in 1946 from the University of Wisconsin–Madison under Farrington Daniels and Theodore von Kármán.