Gregory Sivashinsky
Gregory Sivashinsky | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 21, 1945 |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University Technion – Israel Institute of Technology |
| Known for | Kuramoto–Sivashinsky equation Michelson–Sivashinsky equation Joulin–Sivashinsky equation Rakib–Sivashinsky equation |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Combustion Mathematical physics |
| Institutions | Moscow State University Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Tel Aviv University |
Gregory I. Sivashinsky (also known as Grisha) is a professor at Tel Aviv University, working in the field of combustion and theoretical physics.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Sivashinsky was born in Moscow to Israel and Tatiana Sivashinsky. He is married to Terry Sivashinsky. He finished his master's degree at Moscow State University in 1967 and worked as a research assistant there until 1971. He emigrated to Israel in 1971. He was a pupil of Grigory Isaakovich Barenblatt and Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich. He completed his PhD at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in 1973 and worked as a lecturer there for two years. He joined Tel Aviv University in 1974 and settled there.[citation needed] He is the recipient of Ya.B. Zeldovich Gold Medal from The Combustion Institute[3] and a fellow of The Combustion Institute.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Special issue dedicated to Gregory (Grisha) Sivashinsky on the occasion of his 70th birthday". Combustion Theory and Modelling. 20 (6): 975. 14 December 2016. Bibcode:2016CTM....20..975.. doi:10.1080/13647830.2016.1257053.
- ^ "Prof. Gregory Sivashinsky - Faculty of Exact Sciences Raymond & Beverly Sackler". en-exact-sciences.tau.ac.il. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ "Ya. B. Zeldovich Gold Medal | the Combustion Institute". 24 June 2016.
- ^ "Fellows of the Combustion Institute | the Combustion Institute". 20 June 2017.
