Andreas Acrivos

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Greek–American physicist (1928–2025)

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nameAndreas Acrivos
imageAndreas Acrivos.jpg
birth_date
birth_placeAthens, Greece
death_date
death_placeStanford, California, U.S.
nationalityAmerican
alma_materSyracuse University
University of Minnesota
doctoral_advisorNeal Amundson
doctoral_studentsGary Leal
John F. Brady
awardsFluid Dynamics Prize (APS) (1991)
National Medal of Science (2001)
fieldFluid dynamics
work_institutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley
Stanford University
City College of New York
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Andreas Acrivos (13 June 1928 – 17 February 2025) was a Greek-American physicist who was the Albert Einstein Professor of Science and Engineering at the City College of New York. He was also the director of the Benjamin Levich Institute for Physicochemical Hydrodynamics.

Life and career

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Born in Athens, Greece, Acrivos moved to the United States to pursue an engineering education. He received a bachelor's degree from Syracuse University in 1950; a master's degree from the University of Minnesota in 1951; and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1954, all in chemical engineering.

Acrivos is considered to be one of the leading fluid dynamicists of the 20th century. In 1954, Acrivos joined the faculty at the University of California, Berkeley. In 1962, he moved to Stanford University, where he worked with Professor David Mason to build chemical engineering programs. In 1977, he was elected as a member into the National Academy of Engineering for contributions in the application of mathematical analysis to the understanding of fundamental phenomena in chemical engineering processes. In 1987, Acrivos joined as the Albert Einstein Professor of Science and Engineering at The City College of the City University of New York, succeeding Veniamin Levich.

From 1982 to 1997, Acrivos served as the editor-in-chief of Physics of Fluids.

Acrivos died in Stanford, California, on 17 February 2025, at the age of 96.

Awards and honors

References

References

  1. (12 March 2025). "In Memory of Renowned Chemical Engineering Alum Andreas Acrivos '50". [[Syracuse University News]].
  2. [http://www-levich.engr.ccny.cuny.edu/aacv.htm Andreas Acrivos] {{Webarchive. link. (2015-10-02 at [[City College of New York]] Retrieved 8 November 2008.)
  3. "The apex of accomplishment". [[University of Minnesota]].
  4. [https://www.rheology.org/sor/News/InMemory-AndreasAcrivos_2025-02-21.aspx In Memory of Professor Andreas Acrivos]
  5. "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter A". American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
  6. "1991 Fluid Dynamics Prize Recipient". [[American Physical Society]].
  7. "G. I. Taylor Medal".
  8. (August 2020). "ISI Highly Cited Author - Andreas Acrivos".

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