Coleman Dupont Donaldson | |
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Born | [1] | September 22, 1922
Died | August 7, 2009[2] | (aged 86)
Alma mater | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Princeton University [2] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Fluid mechanics |
Doctoral advisor | Luigi Crocco |
Coleman Dupont Donaldson (September 22, 1922 – August 7, 2009) was a fluid physicist and aeronautical engineer who specialized in turbulent flow and computational fluid dynamics. He made broad contributions during his career in turbulent transport, supersonic flow, and armor. [3]
In 1942 he received a bachelor's degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Afterwards he worked for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) at the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory. [1] While serving in the Army Air Corps in 1945–1946 he was assigned to Bell Aircraft, where he worked on the development of the X-1 and X-2. [2] Aftwards he worked at NACA again and completed his doctorate at Princeton under Luigi Crocco in 1957. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1979. He was a member of the Du Pont family and a grandson of T. Coleman du Pont. [3]
Coleman Dupont Donaldson | |
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Born | [1] | September 22, 1922
Died | August 7, 2009[2] | (aged 86)
Alma mater | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Princeton University [2] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Fluid mechanics |
Doctoral advisor | Luigi Crocco |
Coleman Dupont Donaldson (September 22, 1922 – August 7, 2009) was a fluid physicist and aeronautical engineer who specialized in turbulent flow and computational fluid dynamics. He made broad contributions during his career in turbulent transport, supersonic flow, and armor. [3]
In 1942 he received a bachelor's degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Afterwards he worked for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) at the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory. [1] While serving in the Army Air Corps in 1945–1946 he was assigned to Bell Aircraft, where he worked on the development of the X-1 and X-2. [2] Aftwards he worked at NACA again and completed his doctorate at Princeton under Luigi Crocco in 1957. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1979. He was a member of the Du Pont family and a grandson of T. Coleman du Pont. [3]