Background
Reshotko, Eli was born on November 18, 1930 in New York City. Son of Max and Sarah (Kalisky) Reshotko.
Reshotko, Eli was born on November 18, 1930 in New York City. Son of Max and Sarah (Kalisky) Reshotko.
Bachelor of Science, Cooper Union, 1950. Master of Science, Cornell University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1960.
Aero. research engineer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory, Cleveland, 1951-1956;
head fluid mechanics section, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory, 1956-1957;
head high temperature plasma section, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Lewis Research Center, 1960-1961;
chief plasma physics branch, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Lewis Research Center, 1961-1964;
associate professor engineering, Case Institute Technology, Cleveland, 1964-1966;
dean, Case Institute Technology, Cleveland, 1986-1987;
professor engineering, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1966-1988, 99-;
department chairman fluid thermal and aerospace science, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1970-1976;
department chairman mechanic and aerospace engineering, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1976-1979;
Kent H. Smith professor engineering, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1989-1998. Susman visiting professor department aero engineering Technion-Israel Institute Technology, Haifa, Israel, 1969-1970. Consultant United Technologies Research Center, United Research Corporation, Dynamics Technology Inc., Micro Craft Technology, Martin-Marietta Corporation, Rockwell International.
Member of advisory committee fluid dynamics National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1961-1964. Member aero advising committee National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1980-1987, chairman advisory subcommittee on aerodynamics, 1983-1985. Chairman United States Boundary Layer Transition Study Group, National Aeronautics and Space Administration/United States Air Force, since 1970.
United States member fluid dynamics panel Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development-North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1981-1988. Chairman steering committee Symposium on Engineering Aspects Magneto-hydro-dynamics, 1966, Case-National Aeronautics and Space Administration Institute for Computational Mechanics in Propulsion, 1985-1992, USRA/National Aeronautics and Space Administration International Council of Associations for Science Education Science Council, 1992. Joseph Wunsch lecturer Technion-Israel Institute Technology, 1990.
Chairman board governors Cleveland College Jewish Studies, 1981-1984 (life trustee). Board governors Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, 1999-2005. Member National Research Council Air Force Studies board, 2000-2006, National Research Council Aeronautics & Space Engineering Board, since 2008.
Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Fluid and Plasma Dynamics award 1980, Dryden lecturer in research 1994), American Physical Society (vice-chairman division fluid dynamics 1998, chair-elect 1999, chair 2000, Otto Laporte award in fluid dynamics 1999), American Academy Mechanics (president 1986-1987). Member National Academy of Engineering, Ohio Science and Engineering Roundtable, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma.
Married Adina Venit, June 7, 1953. Children: Deborah, Naomi, Miriam Ruth.