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Published as AuthorPublished as SubjectH. W. Liepmann
Dates
July 3, 1914 – June 24, 2009
Authorized Form of Name
Liepmann, H. W. (Hans Wolfgang), 1914-
Additional Forms of Names
Liepmann, Hans Wolfgang
Liepmann, Hans Wolfgang, 1914-2009
Biography
Abstract
Hans Wolfgang Liepmann was Theodore von Kármán Professor of Aeronautics Emeritus at California Institute of Technology (1939-2009). Other institutional affiliations included University of Zurich. His research interests included fluid dynamics and aerodynamics.
Important Dates
July 3, 1914Birth, Berlin (Germany).
1938Obtained PhD in Physics, University of Zurich, Zurich (Switzerland).
1938 – 1939Physics Fellow, University of Zurich, Zurich (Switzerland).
1939 – 2009Aeronautics Fellow (1939-1944); Assistant Professor of Aeronautics (1945-1946); Associate Professor of Aeronautics (1946-1949); Professor of Aeronautics (1949-1974); Director, Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories (1972-1985); Professor of Aeronautics and Applied Physics (1974-1976); Charles Lee Powell Professor of Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (1976-1983); Executive Officer, Department of Aeronautics (1976-1985); Theodore von Kármán Professor of Aeronautics (1984-1985); and Theodore von Kármán Professor of Aeronautics Emeritus (1985-2009), California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (Calif.).
1980Awarded Fluid Dynamics Prize, American Physical Society.
1986Awarded National Medal of Science.
June 24, 2009Death, La Canada Flintridge (Calif.).
Occupation
Fluid dynamicist.
Places
Birth
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Family
Liepmann, Christopher
Son.
Liepmann, Dietlind
Wife.
Liepmann, Dorian
Son.
Liepmann, Paul
Son.
Liepmann, Till
Son.
Advisors & Collaborators
Baganoff, Donald
Advised by Liepmann at California Institute of Technology, "Experiments on the Wall-Pressure History in Shock Reflection Processes."
Bär, Richard
PhD advisor at Universitat Zurich, "Die Schallgeschwindigkeit in flüssigem Sauerstoff als Funktion der Siedetemperatur bei Frequenzen von 7,5 und 1,5X10_1hn6 Hz."
Coles, Donald K.
Advised by Liepmann at California Institute of Technology.
Advised by Liepmann at California Institute of Technology, "Extended Applications of the Hotwire Anemometer."
Marble, Frank E.
Advised by Liepmann at California Institute of Technology, "Some problems concerning the rotational motion of a perfect fluid."
Narasimha, R.
Advised by Liepmann at California Institute of Technology.
Advised by Liepmann at California Institute of Technology; both employed at California Institute of Technology; and co-wrote "Elements of gasdynamics."
Colleagues
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
DuBridge, Lee A. (Lee Alvin), 1901-1994
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Lin, C. C. (Chia-Chʻiao), 1916-2013
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Millikan, Clark Blanchard, 1903-1966
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Sears, William Rees, 1913-2002
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Von Kármán, Theodore, 1881-1963
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Wu, Theodore Y.-T. (Theodore Yao-tsu)
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Institutions
Major Positions
California Institute of Technology. Division of Engineering and Applied Science
Aeronautics Fellow; Assistant Professor of Aeronautics; Associate Professor of Aeronautics; Professor of Aeronautics; Professor of Aeronautics and Applied Physics; Charles Lee Powell Professor of Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics; Executive Officer, Department of Aeronautics; Theodore von Kármán Professor of Aeronautics; and Theodore von Kármán Professor of Aeronautics Emeritus.
California Institute of Technology. Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories
Director.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Received 1980 Fluid Dynamics Prize.
Universitat Zurich
Obtained PhD in Physics (1938). Physics Fellow.
Resources
Published Resources
Author
Elements of gasdynamics, by H.W. Liepmann [and] A. Roshko.