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Published as AuthorPublished as SubjectJohn L. Lumley
Dates
November 4, 1930 – May 30, 2015
Authorized Form of Name
Lumley, John L. (John Leask), 1930-
Additional Forms of Names
Lumley, J. L. (John Leask), 1930-
Lumley, John Leask, 1930-
Lumley, John Leask, 1930-2015
Biography
Abstract
John L. Lumley was Professor Emeritus of Engineering at Cornell University (1977-2015). Other institutional affiliations included Pennsylvania State University and Johns Hopkins University. His research interests included turbulence and fluid dynamics.
Important Dates
November 4, 1930Birth, Detroit (Mich.).
1952Obtained AB, Harvard University, Cambridge (Mass.).
1954Obtained MSE, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (Md.).
1956 – 1959Instructor, McCoy College.
1957Obtained PhD in Aeronautical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (Md.).
1957 – 1959Research Associate in Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University.
1959 – 1977Assistant Professor to Associate Professor (1959-1961); Associate Professor to Professor of Aerospace Engineering (1961-1974); and Evan Pugh Professor of Aerospace Engineering (1974-1977), Pennsylvania State University, State College (Pa.).
1966 – 1967Exchange Professor, University Aix-Marseille (Aix-Marseille Université).
1973 – 1974Guggenheim Fellow, University of Aix-Marseille II.
1973 – 1974Visiting Professor, University of Louvain-la-Neuve (Universite catholique de Louvain).
1977 – 2015Willis H. Carrier Professor of Engineering (1977-2005) and Professor Emeritus of Engineering (2005-2015), Cornell University, Ithaca (N.Y.).
1990Awarded Fluid Dynamics Prize, American Physical Society.
May 30, 2015Death, Ithaca (N.Y.).
Occupation
Aeronautical engineer.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Family
Lumley, Jane French
Wife. Married 1953.
Lumley, Jennifer French
Daughter.
Lumley, John Christopher
Son.
Lumley-Sapanski, Katherine Leask
Daughter.
Advisors & Collaborators
PhD advisor at Johns Hopkins University, "Some Problems Connected with the Motion of Small Particles in Turbulent Fluid."
Colleagues
Both employed at Cornell University.
Both employed at Cornell University.
Both employed at Cornell University.
Both employed at Cornell University.
Both employed at Cornell University.
Institutions
Major Positions
Aix-Marseille Université
Exchange Professor.
Cornell University. College of Engineering
Willis H. Carrier Professor of Engineering and Professor Emeritus of Engineering.
Johns Hopkins University. School of Engineering
Obtained MSE (1954) and PhD in Aeronautical Engineering (1957). Instructor in McCoy College; and Research Associate in Mechanical Engineering.
Pennsylvania State University. Department of Aerospace Engineering
Assistant Professor to Associate Professor; Associate Professor to Professor of Aerospace Engineering; and Evan Pugh Professor of Aerospace Engineering.
Université catholique de Louvain
Visiting Professor.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Aix-Marseille II (University)
Guggenheim Fellow.
Received 1990 Fluid Dynamics Prize.
Harvard University. Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Obtained AB (1952).
Resources
Published Resources
Author
The structure of atmospheric turbulence [by] John L. Lumley [and] Hans A. Panofsky.