William K. George
William K. George | |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Fluid dynamics |
| Thesis | An analysis of the laser-doppler velocimeter and its application to the measurement of turbulence (1971) |
| Doctoral advisor | John L. Lumley |
William Kenneth George (born 1945) is an American-born fluid dynamicist. He is currently senior research investigator (professor emeritus) in the Department of Aeronautics at Imperial College London.
George has been a fellow of the American Physical Society since 1988.[1] He is also a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).[2]
Books
[edit]- 1981: (translator & editor) Wind Atlas for Denmark
- 1988: (co-editor with Roger Arndt) Advances In Turbulence, Taylor & Francis ISBN 0-89116-747-1
References
[edit]- ^ "APS Fellows Archive". American Physical Society. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
- ^ "List of all ASME Fellows" (PDF). American Society of Mechanical Engineers. September 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
External links
[edit]- William K. George at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- Interview with William George, Turbulence
- Works of W.K. George & T.G. Johansson as "Turbulence-online.com".
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Categories:
- Living people
- 1945 births
- American fluid dynamicists
- Johns Hopkins University alumni
- Pennsylvania State University faculty
- University at Buffalo faculty
- Academic staff of the Chalmers University of Technology
- Fellows of the American Physical Society
- Fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- People from Cambridge, Maryland