Simon Ostrach
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Simon Ostrach (December 26, 1923 – October 2, 2017) was an American applied mathematician and mechanical engineer. He was a pioneer in the fields of buoyancy-driven flows and microgravity science.[1]
Early life and education
Ostrach was born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island. He earned a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Engineering from Rhode Island State College (now University of Rhode Island), followed by an additional Master of Science and a PhD from Brown University, both in Applied Mathematics.[2]
Career
He was a Distinguished Professor at Florida State University, where he was affiliated with the Florida A&M University – Florida State University College of Engineering. He was also the Wilbert J. Austin Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Engineering at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He was honored by NASA in 1998 as one of its "12 Superstars of Modern Aeronautics" and was a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
Personal life
Ostrach was married twice and had five children.[3] One of his sons, Louis Ostrach, died in 2017.
He died at the age of 93 in Pepper Pike, Ohio.[4][5]
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- 1923 births
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- Engineering educators
- Florida State University faculty
- Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Case Western Reserve University faculty
- American fluid dynamicists
- Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering
- American engineers
- Brown University alumni
- University of Rhode Island alumni
- Scientists from Providence, Rhode Island
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