Alexander Smits
Alexander J. Smits | |
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| Born | December 25, 1948 |
| Nationality | Australian-American |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne (PhD, 1975) |
| Awards | Fluid Dynamics Prize (2019) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Fluid mechanics |
| Institutions | Princeton University |
| Thesis | Further Developments of Hot Wire and Laser Methods in Fluid Mechanics (1974) |
| Doctoral students | Beverley McKeon |
Alexander John Smits (born December 25, 1948) is the Eugene Higgins Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Emeritus, at Princeton University. He is also the director of the Gas dynamics laboratory at Princeton. Smits received his Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from the University of Melbourne, Australia in 1970. Subsequently he received his Ph.D. from Melbourne in 1975.[1]
Smits is an expert in the areas of turbulence and fluid mechanics, and is also the chief editor of Efluids.com, a website designed for students and researchers to share information about fluids. He is also currently an associate editor for the Journal of Fluid Mechanics and the Journal of Turbulence. Smits is the head of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at Princeton University. [2]
Smits was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2011 for contributions to the measurement and understanding of turbulent flows, fluids engineering, and education. Also, he became a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2020.[3][4] He was awarded the Batchelor Prize in 2020 for his significant research contributions to fluid mechanics over the previous decade.[5]
References in Pop Culture[]
Smits was referenced in an episode of Numb3rs, in which it was stated (with regard to fluid dynamics) that "there is some amazing work done by Prandtl, Euler, and Smits."[6]
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References[]
- ^ "Smits | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Professor Alexander J. Smits". NAE Website. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ^ "16 faculty members, 18 alumni elected to nation's historic academies". The Princetonian. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ^ "Smits wins the Batchelor prize 2020".
- ^ Video on YouTube
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- Australian mechanical engineers
- Princeton University faculty
- University of Melbourne alumni
- Engineers from Amsterdam
- Dutch emigrants to Australia
- Fellows of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Fellows of the American Physical Society
- Fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science