Otto Laporte Award
Encyclopedia
The Otto Laporte Award was an annual award by the American Physical Society
(APS) to "recognize outstanding contributions to fluid dynamics
" and to honour Otto Laporte
(1902–1971). It was established as the Otto Laporte Memorial Lectureship by the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics in 1972, and became an APS award in 1985. The Otto Laporte Award was merged into the Fluid Dynamics Prize
in 2004, in order to obtain one major prize in fluid dynamics by the APS.
American Physical Society
The American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
(APS) to "recognize outstanding contributions to fluid dynamics
Fluid dynamics
In physics, fluid dynamics is a sub-discipline of fluid mechanics that deals with fluid flow—the natural science of fluids in motion. It has several subdisciplines itself, including aerodynamics and hydrodynamics...
" and to honour Otto Laporte
Otto Laporte
Otto Laporte was a German-born American physicist who made contributions to quantum mechanics, electromagnetic wave propagation theory, spectroscopy, and fluid dynamics...
(1902–1971). It was established as the Otto Laporte Memorial Lectureship by the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics in 1972, and became an APS award in 1985. The Otto Laporte Award was merged into the 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...
in 2004, in order to obtain one major prize in fluid dynamics by the APS.
Recipients
- 2003: Norman J. Zabusky
- 2002: Andrea ProsperettiAndrea ProsperettiAndrea Prosperetti is the Charles A. Miller Jr. Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University and the Berkhoff Professor of Applied Physics at the University of Twente in the Netherlands. He is known for his work in the field of multiphase flows including bubble...
- 2001: John Kim
- 2000: Hassan ArefHassan ArefDr. Hassan Aref was the Reynolds Metals Professor in the Department of at Virginia Tech, and the Niels Bohr Visiting Professor at the Technical University of Denmark. Prior to joining Virginia Tech as Dean of Engineering in 2003-2005 Aref was Head of the Department of Theoretical and Applied...
- 1999: Eli Reshotko
- 1998: David G. Crighton
- 1997: Marvin Emanuel Goldstein
- 1996: Donald Coles
- 1995: Katepalli R. Sreenivasan
- 1994: Philip G. Saffman
- 1993: Robert KraichnanRobert KraichnanRobert Harry Kraichnan , a resident of Santa Fe, New Mexico, was an American theoretical physicist best known for his work on the theory of fluid turbulence.- Life :...
- 1992: William C. Reynolds
- 1991: Steven A. OrszagSteven A. OrszagSteven Alan Orszag was an American mathematician. He was the Percey F. Smith Professor of Mathematics at Yale University from 2000 until his death in 2011, having joined the Yale faculty in 1998. Earlier, he was the Forrest E...
- 1990: Tony Maxworthy
- 1989: Chia-Shun YihChia-Shun YihChia-Shun Yih was the Stephen P. Timoshenko Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan. He made many significant contributions to fluid mechanics.-Biography:...
- 1988: Akiva M. Yaglom
- 1987: John Trevor StuartJohn Trevor StuartJohn Trevor Stuart is a mathematician working in theoretical fluid mechanics, hydrodynamic stability of fluid flows and nonlinear partial differential equations....
- 1986: Milton Van DykeMilton Van DykeMilton Denman Van Dyke was Professor of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University. He was known for his work in fluid dynamics, especially with respect to the use of perturbation analysis in aerodynamics...
- 1985: Hans W. LiepmannHans W. LiepmannHans Wolfgang Liepmann German American engineer and emeritus Theodore von Kármán Professor of Aeronautics at the California Institute of Technology....
- 1984: Sir James Lighthill
- 1983: John W. MilesJohn W. MilesJohn Wilder Miles was a research professor emeritus of applied mechanics and geophysics at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego...
- 1982: Peter Wegener
- 1981: H. W. Emmons
- 1980: R. Byron Bird
- 1979: Stanley CorrsinStanley CorrsinStanley Corrsin was an American physicist, fluid dynamicist, and Theophilus Halley Smoot Professor of Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University. He was known for his contributions in the field of fluid dynamics in general and turbulence in particular. He was a recipient of Fluid Dynamics Prize...
- 1978: Cecil E. Leith, Jr.
- 1977: Y. C. FungYuan-Cheng FungYuan-Cheng "Bert" Fung is a scientist regarded as a founding figure of bioengineering, tissue engineering, and the "Founder of Modern Biomechanics".-Biography:Fung was born in Jiangsu Province, China in 1919...
- 1976: George F. CarrierGeorge F. CarrierGeorge Francis Carrier was a mathematician and the T. Jefferson Coolidge Professor of Applied Mathematics Emeritus of Harvard University. He was particularly noted for his ability to intuitively model a physical system and then deduce an analytical solution...
- 1975: Russell J. Donnelly
- 1974: J. M. BurgersJohannes Martinus Burgers-External links:* A.J.Q. Alkemade, , in Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland. * , biography at the University of Maryland* * at the University of Maryland*...
- 1973: Chia C. LinChia-Chiao LinChia-Chiao Lin is an American applied mathematician and Institute Professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.-Biography:...
- 1972: Richard G. Fowler
External links
- Otto Laporte Award, American Physical Society