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Published as AuthorPublished as SubjectT. Maxworthy
Dates
May 21, 1933 – March 8, 2013
Authorized Form of Name
Maxworthy, T. (Tony)
Additional Forms of Names
Maxworthy, Tony
Biography
Abstract
Tony Maxworthy was Distinguished Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Southern California (1967-2013). Other institutional affiliations included National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Jet Propulsion Laboratory. His research interests include fluid dynamics and aerodynamics.
Important Dates
May 21, 1933Birth, London (England).
1954Obtained BS in Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London (England).
1955Obtained MS in Mechanical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton (N.J.).
1960Obtained PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Harvard University, Cambridge (Mass.).
1960 – 1967Group Supervisor, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Pasadena (Calif.).
1965 – 1967Member, Advisory Committee on Fluid Dynamics, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
1967 – 1972Consultant, Vehicle Research Corporation.
1967 – 2013Associate Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (1967-1970); Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (1970-1988); Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering (1979-1989); Smith International Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (1988-2013); and Distinguished Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (2013-2013), University of Southern California, Los Angeles (Calif.).
1968 – 1990Consultant, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
1972 – 1975Consultant, Systems Science and Software.
1972 – 1979Consultant, Xonics Inc.
1973 – 1980Consultant, Aero Vironment Inc.
1974Senior Visitor, Cambridge University.
1974 – 1978Member (1974-1979) and Chair (1977-1978), Executive Committee, Division of Fluid Dynamics, American Physical Society.
1975Fellow, American Physical Society.
1975 – 1985Consultant, Brown Boveri Research Centre.
1975 – 2013Life Fellow, Clare Hall, Cambridge University.
1976Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, National Center for Atmospheric Research.
1977 – 1981Consultant, Dynamics Technology Inc.
1979 – 1981Consultant, Flow Corporation.
1984Senior Queen's Fellow in Marine Sciences, University of Western Australia.
1986Forman Visiting Professor of Aeronautics, Technion (Tekhniyon, Makhon tekhnologi le-Yisra'el).
1988Visiting Professor, Instituto Superior Téchnico.
1988Visiting Professor, Technical University of Madrid (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid).
1989Visiting Professor, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zurich.
1989 – 1999Visiting Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne).
1990Awarded Otto Laporte Award, American Physical Society.
1991Member, National Academy of Engineering.
1991Member, Research Advisory Board, National Water Research Institute.
1995 – 2013Professeur Associé, École Supérieure de Physique et Chimie Industrielle de la Ville de Paris.
1996Shimizu Corporation Visiting Professor, Stanford University.
1996 – 2013Consulting Professor, Stanford University.
2001Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
2001Professeur Invité, Fluid Mechanics Institute of Toulouse (Institute de Méchanique des Fluides de Toulouse).
2001Senior Visiting Scientist, CSIRO Atmospheric Research.
2005Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Canterbury, Christchurch.
2011Awarded Fluid Dynamics Prize, American Physical Society.
March 8, 2013Death, Los Angeles (Calif.).
Occupation
Geophysical fluid dynamics.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Family
Dotson, Kara Maxworthy
Daughter.
Maxworthy, Anna
Wife.
Maxworthy, Gary
Brother.
Neville, Kirsten Maxworthy
Daughter.
Advisors & Collaborators
Liang, Hanzhuang
Advised by Maxworthy at University of Southern California, "Experimental investigations of swirling jets."
Ruith, Michael R.
Advised by Maxworthy at University of Southern California, "Direct numerical simulation and stability analyses of three-dimensional swirling jets and wakes exhibiting vortex breakdown."
Colleagues
Dryden, Hugh L. (Hugh Latimer), 1898-1965
Both employed at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Glennan, Thomas Keith, 1905-1995
Both employed at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Webb, James E. (James Edwin)
Both employed at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Institutions
Major Positions
Ecole supérieure de physique et de chimie (Paris, France)
Professeur Associé.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.)
Group Supervisor and Consultant.
Stanford University. Department of Civil Engineering
Shimizu Corporation Visiting Professor and Consulting Professor.
Tekhniyon, Makhon tekhnologi le-Yisra'el
Forman Visiting Professor of Aeronautics.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Group Supervisor, Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Member, Advisory Committee on Fluid Dynamics; and Consultant, Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
University of Southern California. Department of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering
Associate Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering; Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering; Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Smith International Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering; and Distinguished Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
AeroVironment Inc.
Consultant.
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Fellow.
Member and Chair, Executive Committee, Division of Fluid Dynamics; Fellow; received 1990 Otto Laporte Award; and received 2011 Fluid Dynamics Prize.
Brown Boveri Corporation
Consultant, Research Centre.
Christchurch College
Distinguished Visiting Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
CSIRO (Australia). Atmospheric Research
Senior Visiting Scientist.
Dynamics Technology, Inc.
Consultant.
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Visiting Professor.
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
Visiting Professor.
Flow Corporation
Consultant.
Harvard University. Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Obtained PhD in Mechanical Engineering (1960).
Imperial College. London
Obtained BS (1954).
Institut de Mécanique des Fluides de Toulouse
Professeur Invité.
Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisbon, Portugal)
Visiting Professor.
National Academy of Engineering
Member.
National Center for Atmospheric Research (U.S.)
Senior Postdoctoral Fellow.
National Water Research Institute (U.S.)
Member, Research Advisory Board.
Princeton University. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Obtained MS (1955).
Systems Science and Software
Consultant.
Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
Visiting Professor.
University of Cambridge
Life Fellow, Clare Hall.
University of Cambridge. Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
Senior Visitor.
University of Western Australia
Senior Queen's Fellow in Marine Sciences.
Vehicle Research Corporation
Consultant.
Xonics Inc.
Consultant.
Resources
Published Resources
Author
Tony Maxworthy University of Southern California memorial page.