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Archival as SubjectA. Acrivos
Dates
June 13, 1928 – present
Authorized Form of Name
Acrivos, A.
Additional Forms of Names
Acrivos, A., 1928-
Acrivos, Andreas
Acrivos, Andreas, 1928-
Biography
Abstract
Acrivos is considered to be one of the great fluid dynamicists of the 20th century. He has made many contributions in the application of mathematical analysis to the understanding of fundamental phenomena in chemical engineering processes. 2001 National Medal of Science winner.
Important Dates
June 13, 1928Born, Athens (Greece).
1950Obtained BS in Chemical Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse (N.Y.).
1951Obtained MS in Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Minn.).
1954Obtained Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Minn.).
1954 – 1962Instructor in Chemical Engineering (1954-1955); Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering (1955-1959); and Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering (1959-1962), University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley (Calif.).
1962Gained United States citizenship.
1962 – presentProfessor of Chemical Engineering (1962-1988) and Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering (1988-present), Stanford University, Stanford (Calif.).
1976Guggenheim Fellow.
1977Member, National Academy of Engineering.
1980 – presentMember (1980-present) and Chair (1984-1986), United States National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.
1981Fellow, American Physical Society.
1982 – 1997Editor, Physics of Fluids.
1988 – 2001Director, Benjamin Levich Institute for Physico-Chemical Hydrodynamics, City College, City University of New York, New York (N.Y.).
1988 – presentAlbert Einstein Professor of Science and Engineering, City College (1988-2001) and Emeritus Albert Einstein Professor of Science and Engineering, City College (2001-present), City University of New York, New York (N.Y.).
1991Awarded American Physical Society, Fluid Dynamics Prize.
1991Member, National Academy of Sciences.
1993Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
1994Bingham Medalist, Society of Rheology.
June 12, 2001Awarded National Medal of Science.
Occupation
Fluid dynamicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Advisors & Collaborators
Amundson, Neal R. (Neal Russell), 1916-2011
Ph.D. advisor at University of Minnesota, Theoretical Discussion of Steady and Unsteady State Multicomponent Rectification.
Advised by Acrivos at Stanford University, chemical engineering.
Colleagues
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Loeb, Leonard B. (Leonard Benedict), 1891-
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at City University of New York.
Terman, Frederick Emmons, 1900-1982
Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Additional
Grove, Andrew S.
Institutions
Major Positions
City University of New York. City College. Benjamin Levich Institute for Physico-Chemical Hydrodynamics
Director.
City University of New York. City College. School of Engineering
Albert Einstein Professor of Science and Engineering, Emeritus Albert Einstein Professor of Science and Engineering.
Stanford University. Department of Chemical Engineering
Professor of Chemical Engineering and Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering.
University of California, Berkeley. Department of Chemical Engineering
Instructor in Chemical Engineering; Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering; and Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Chemical Society
Editor, Physics of Fluids.
International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
National Academy of Engineering
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Syracuse University. Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Obtained BS in 1950.
U.S. National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
Member, Chair.
University of Minnesota. Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Obtained MS in 1951 and Ph.D. in 1954.
Resources
Archival Resources
Subject
Oral history interview with Andrew S. Grove, 2004 July 14 and September 1.
The Beckman Center for History of Chemistry
Chemical Heritage Foundation
315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2702, USA