Andreas Acrivos is the Albert Einstein Professor of Science and Engineering, Emeritus at the City College of New York

City College of New York

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. He is also the Director of the Benjamin Levich Institute for Physicochemical Hydrodynamics.

Education and career

Born in Athens

Athens

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, Greece, Acrivos moved to the United States to pursue an engineering education. He received a Bachelor's degree from Syracuse University

Syracuse University

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 in 1950, a Master's degree from the University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota

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 in 1951, and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1954; all in chemical engineering.

Acrivos is considered to be one of the great fluid dynamicists of the 20th century. In 1954 Acrivos joined the faculty at the University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley

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. In 1962, he moved to Stanford University

Stanford University

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 where he helped Professor David Mason build one of the world's finest chemical engineering programs. In 1987 Acrivos joined as the Albert Einstein Professor of Science and Engineering at The City College of the City University of New York, a chair vacated by the death of renowned fluid dynamicist Benjamin Levich.

Awards and honors

• National Medal of Science
  National Medal of Science
  The National Medal of Science is an honor bestowed by the President of the United States to individuals in science and engineering who have made important contributions to the advancement of knowledge in the fields of behavioral and social sciences, biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and...
  
  , 2001
• Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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  , 1993
• Fluid Dynamics Prize
  Fluid Dynamics Prize (APS)
  The Fluid Dynamics Prize is a prize that has been awarded annually by the American Physical Society since 1979. The recipient is chosen for "outstanding achievement in fluid dynamics research". As of 2007 the prize is valued at $10,000. In 2004, the Otto Laporte Award—another APS award on fluid...
  
  , 1991
• G. I. Taylor Medal, Society of Engineering Science, 1988
• Acrivos has been listed as an ISI Highly Cited Author in Engineering by the ISI Web of Knowledge, Thomson Scientific Company.

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