Simon Ostrach
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Dr. Simon Ostrach is an American academic scientist and a pioneer in the fields of buoyancy-driven flows and microgravity science. He is a Distinguished Professor at Florida State University
, where he is affiliated with the Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering. He is also the Wilbert J. Austin Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Engineering at Case Western Reserve University
in Cleveland, Ohio. He was honored by NASA in 1998 as one of its "12 Superstars of Modern Aeronautics" and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering
and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
, where he is affiliated with the Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering. He is also the Wilbert J. Austin Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Engineering at Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University is a private research university located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA...
in Cleveland, Ohio. He was honored by NASA in 1998 as one of its "12 Superstars of Modern Aeronautics" and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering
National Academy of Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering is a government-created non-profit institution in the United States, that was founded in 1964 under the same congressional act that led to the founding of the National Academy of Sciences...
and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.