consultant Mechanical engineering educator
Ben T. Zinn was born as Ben Tzion Cynowicz in Tel Aviv in 1937. His parents had moved there from Poland in 1936. Zinn has two children from a previous marriage to the daughter of Erno Schwarcz - daughter Leslie Zinn and son Edward Zinn, both of whom attended Georgia Technology
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering cum laude, New York University, 1961. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1962. Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, 1963.
Doctor of Philosophy in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Sciences, Princeton University, 1965.
He is currently the David South. Lewis, Junior., Chair and Regents" Professor at Georgia Technology Personal life
Name
Zinn"s Polish surname was "Cynowicz", which in Hebrew was spelt as "Tzinovitz". To conform with Israeli government policy, it was shortened to "Tzinn", which was the name he used to travel with the Israeli All Star team
When he came to America he used both "Cinovitz" and "Cinowitz", with the latter being the name he used in his national team career.
He later reverted to his official Hebrew surname of "Tzinn", which was then shortened to "Zinn". Soccer career
Playing with league champions Hapoel Tel Aviv and an Israeli "All Star" side which toured Europe and the United States, Zinn began his soccer career in Israel.
Zinn played soccer for New York University where he averaged 3.2 goals per game, and where he eventually became club captain. He also played part-time for New York Hakoah in the American Soccer League.
Zinn made one official appearance on 28 May 1959 for the United States men"s national soccer team, in an 8–1 defeat to England.
When Zinn became a professor at Georgia Technical in 1965, he turned down an invitation to join the Israeli national side, professional soccer contract in the NASL from the Atlanta Chiefs, and an invitation to try out as a field kicker for the Atlanta Falcons. Academic career
After missing an entrance exam for the Israeli Institute of Technology, Zinn moved to New York to attend the New York University. After spending four years at New York University, Zinn attended Stanford – where he earned his Mississippi degree – before moving onto Princeton to earn his doctorate, graduating in 1965.
He began his forty-year association with Georgia Technical in 1965.
Zinn also holds thirteen patents. Georgia Technical’s combustion laboratory is named after Zinn.
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate editor journal since 1982, Propellants and Combustion award 1996, Pendray Aerospace Literature award 2000), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Combustion Institute (past. president Eastern section), National Fire Academy (board visitors 1979-1982), American Technology Society (vice president Atlanta chapter 1980-1984, president 1984-1986). Member National Academy Engineering, Sigma Xi (research award 1969, sustained research award 1976), Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma.
Children: Edward R., Leslie H.
