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Hirsa, Amir H. was born on November 23, 1962 in Tehran. Son of Hossein and Forough (Khonsari) Hirsa. came to the United States, 1975.
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Amir H. Hirsa
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Amir H. Hirsa, American Aerospace engineer, educator. Achievements include discovery of novel methods to generate and studyvortex flows, novel methods to quantify the intrinsic viscoplastic properties of gas-liquid interfaces in the presence of surfactants; fundamental contributions to understanding the role of surfactants on Vortex/free-surface interactions. Grantee National Science Foundation, 1992, 98, Office of Naval Research, 1993, 96, 97.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics, San Jose State University, 1983; Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering, University Michigan, 1986; Doctor of Philosophy in Aerospace Engineering, University Michigan, 1990.
Career
From assistant professor to associate professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, since 1990. Navy faculty fellow David Taylor Model Basin, Carderock, Maryland., 1992. Consultant Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1990-1991.
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Member American Physical Society.
Connections
Married Azita Hosseini-Ara, October 5, 1991.
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