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AbstractImportant DatesOccupationPlacesSubjectsRelationships
PeopleInstitutionsR. J. Adrian
Dates
June 16, 1945 – present
Authorized Form of Name
Adrian, R. J. (Ronald J.)
Additional Forms of Names
Adrian, R. J.
Adrian, Ronald J.
Biography
Abstract
Ronald Adrian is well known for his contributions to the field of fluid dynamics in the areas of wall turbulence, thermal convection, coherent structures in turbulence and laser instrumentation.
Important Dates
June 16, 1945Born, Minneapolis (Minn.).
1967Engineer, Boeing Company.
1967Obtained BME in Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Minn.).
1969Obtained MS in Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Minn.).
1972Obtained PhD in Physics, Cambridge University, Cambridge (England).
1972 – 2005Assistant Professor to Professor of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (1972-1997); Director, Laboratory of Turbulence and Complex Flow (1996-2004); Leonard C. and Mary Lou Hoeft Professor of Engineering (1997-2002); Research Professor and Leonard C. and Mary Lou Hoeft Emeritus Professor of Engineering (2002-2005); and Interim Head, Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (2003-2004), University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Champaign (Ill.).
1982Visiting Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University.
1989 – 1990Visiting Research Scientist, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Champaign (Ill.).
1994Fellow, Churchill College, Cambridge University, Cambridge (England).
2005Awarded the Fluid Dynamics Prize, American Physical Society.
2005 – presentIra A. Fulton Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Arizona State University, Phoenix, (Ariz.).
Occupation
Fluid dynamicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Particle tracking velocimetry.
Relationships
People
Colleagues
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Institutions
Major Positions
Arizona State University. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Ira A. Fulton Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
Boeing Company
Engineer.
National Center for Supercomputing Applications
Visiting Research Scientist.
Stanford University. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Visiting Professor.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. College of Engineering
Assistant Professor to Professor of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Leonard C. and Mary Lou Hoeft Professor of Engineering, Research Professor and Leonard C. and Mary Lou Hoeft Emeritus Professor of Engineering, Director, Laboratory of Turbulence and Complex Flow, and Interim Head, Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Awarded Fluid Dynamics Prize.
Churchill College
Fellow.
University of Cambridge. Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
Obtained PhD in Physics (1972).
University of Minnesota. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Obtained BME in 1967 and MS in 1969.