Ernst R. G. Eckert

**Ernst Eckert**
Ernst Eckert
Born	September 8, 1904[citation needed]; Prague, Austria-Hungary
Died	July 8, 2004 (aged 99); Saint Paul, Minnesota
Residence	West St. Paul
Nationality	; United States (1950)
Fields	Heat transfer, Mass transfer
Institutions	1938 Aeronautical Research Institute (Braunschweig); 1945 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; 1951 University of Minnesota (Regents Professor & professor emeritus)
Alma mater	German Institute of Technology (1927); (Ph.D. - 1931)
Doctoral students	Regents Professor R. J. Goldstein
Known for	Eckert number
Notable awards	ASME Max Jakob medal (1961); Fulbright Award (1962)
	Notes; married Josefine Binder (1931)

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Dr Ernst R. G. Eckert (1904 – 2004) was a scientist who advanced the film cooling technique for aeronautical engines.^[4] Eckert worked as a rocket and jet engine scientist at the Aeronautical Research Institute in Braunschweig, Germany, then via Operation Paperclip, began jet propulsion research in 1945 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. In 1951, Eckert joined the University of Minnesota in the department of mechanical engineering. Eckert published more than 550 scientific papers and books. The Eckert number in fluid dynamics was named after him.

Dr. Eckert's son-in-law Horst Henning Winter is a professor of chemical engineering at UMass. Dr. Winter specializes in rheology.

[edit] References and notes

^ Tillotson, Kristin (July 11, 2004). "Scientist Ernst Eckert dies at 99". Star Tribune. umn.com. http://www.me.umn.edu/divisions/tht/symp2004/EckertStribObit.pdf. Retrieved 2008-05-12. ^{[dead link]}
^ ^a ^b Jean, Sheryl (July 11, 2004). "Ernst Eckert, 99, aeronautics pioneer". Pioneer Press. TwinCities.com. http://www.me.umn.edu/divisions/tht/symp2004/EckertPioPressObit.pdf. Retrieved 2008-05-12. ^{[dead link]}
^ Diagulia, Anthony J; Livingood, John N B & Eckert, Ernst R G (1956). "Study of ram-air heat exchangers for reducing turbine cooling-air temperature of a supersonic aircraft turbojet engine" (pdf). NACA Research Memorandum. NASA. http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?N=4294752039. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
^ NOTE: Dr. Eckert was reportedly involved with the development of the V1 flying bomb and the V2 rocket,^{[citation needed]} but the film cooling for the throat of the V-2 rocket motor was developed by other persons at Peenemünde.[1]

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Ernst Eckert
Born	September 8, 1904(1904-09-08)^{[citation needed]} Prague, Austria-Hungary
Died	July 8, 2004(2004-07-08) (aged 99) Saint Paul, Minnesota^[1]
Residence	West St. Paul
Nationality	United States (1950)^[2]
Fields	Heat transfer, Mass transfer^[3]
Institutions	1938 Aeronautical Research Institute (Braunschweig) 1945 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base 1951 University of Minnesota (Regents Professor & professor emeritus)
Alma mater	German Institute of Technology (1927) (Ph.D. - 1931)
Doctoral students	Regents Professor R. J. Goldstein
Known for	Eckert number
Notable awards	ASME Max Jakob medal (1961) Fulbright Award (1962)^[2]
Notes married Josefine Binder (1931)