John L. Lumley
John Leask Lumley | |
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Born | |
Died | May 30, 2015 | (aged 84)
Nationality | ![]() |
Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University |
Known for | Fluid turbulence |
Awards | Fluid Dynamics Prize(1990) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Fluid dynamics |
Institutions | Pennsylvania State University Cornell University |
Doctoral advisor | Stanley Corrsin |
Doctoral students | William K. George |
John Leask Lumley(4 November 1930 inDetroit,Michigan– 30 May 2015 inIthaca, New York) was an American fluid dynamicist and a professor atCornell University.[1][2]He is widely known for his research inturbulence[3]and is the coauthor ofA First Course in Turbulencealong withHendrik Tennekes.[1]
Academic career
[edit]Lumley received his M.S.E. and Ph.D. degrees fromJohns Hopkins Universityin 1954 and 1957 respectively. His Ph.D. thesis supervisor wasStanley Corrsin.He started his academic career at thePennsylvania State Universitywhere he became Evan Pugh Professor of Aerospace Engineering. He was also in charge of research on turbulence and transition at the Applied Research Laboratory. In 1977 Lumley joined Cornell University where he was the Willis H. Carrier Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Emeritus) until his death in May 2015 ofbrain cancer.[1][4] He was an editor of theAnnual Review of Fluid Mechanicsfrom 1977 to 2002.[5]
Honors and awards
[edit]Lumley received the 1990Fluid Dynamics PrizeofAmerican Physical Society,"For his outstanding contributions to the understanding of turbulent flow, in particular, the fundamental structure of turbulent shear flows, the effects of drag-reducing additives, and his widely recognized contributions to the statistical theory of turbulence, and for his personal and intellectual leadership in the international fluid dynamics community, including his educational films and books, and his long active devotion to the Division of Fluid Dynamics of The American Physical Society."[6]He has also received several other awards, including:
- Fluid and Plasma Dynamics Award of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1982[7]
- Timoshenko Medal,1993[8]
- Recipient of two honorary doctorate degrees (honoris causa) from the French University System, in Lyon and in Poitiers.
- Fellow of theAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Fellow of theAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Member of theNational Academy of Engineering
Books authored
[edit]- Tennekes, H.and J. L. Lumley,A First Course in Turbulence,MIT Press, Cambridge, MA (1972).ISBN978-0262200196
- Holmes, P.,J. L. Lumley, and G. Berkooz,Turbulence, Coherent Structures, Dynamical Systems and Symmetry,Cambridge University Press (1998).ISBN978-0-521-63419-9
- Lumley, J. L.,Engines: An Introduction,Cambridge University Press, (1999). hbkISBN0-521-64277-9;pbkISBN0-521-64489-5
- Lumley, J. L.,Still Life with Cars: An Automotive Memoir,McFarland, (2005).ISBN0-7864-2053-7
- Lumley, J. L.,Stochastic Tools in Turbulence,Dover Publications (2007).ISBN978-0-486-46270-7
- Monin, A. S.,A. M. Yaglom,and J. L. Lumley,Statistical Fluid Mechanics - vol 1: Mechanics of Turbulence,The MIT Press (1971).ISBN978-0-262-13062-2
- Lumley, J. L., H. A. Panofsky, "The Structure of Atmospheric Turbulence", John Wiley & Sons, Inc, New York, NY (1964).ISBN978-0470553657
References
[edit]- ^abc"Turbulent fluid flow expert John Lumley dies at 84".Cornell Chronicle.12 June 2015.Retrieved17 June2015.
- ^John L. LumleyatCornell University
- ^Leibovich, Sidney; Warhaft, Zellman (5 January 2018)."John Leask Lumley: Whither Turbulence?".Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics.50(1): 1–23.doi:10.1146/annurev-fluid-122316-044524.ISSN0066-4189.Retrieved27 March2023.
- ^Sidney Leibovich(2017).John L. Lumley.National Academies Press.doi:10.17226/24773.ISBN978-0-309-45928-0.
- ^Davis, Stephen H.; Moin, Parviz (2018-01-05)."Introduction".Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics.50(1): v–vi.Bibcode:2018AnRFM..50D...5D.doi:10.1146/annurev-fl-50-120617-100001.ISSN0066-4189.
- ^1990 Fluid Dynamics Prize Recipient
- ^Fluid Dynamics Award Past RecipientsArchived2008-09-29 at theWayback Machine
- ^1993 Timoshenko Medal Acceptance Speech by John L. Lumley
- 1930 births
- 2015 deaths
- American fluid dynamicists
- Johns Hopkins University alumni
- Pennsylvania State University faculty
- Cornell University faculty
- Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering
- Fellows of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Annual Reviews (publisher) editors