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Mellor, George Lincoln was born on May 12, 1929 in Yonkers, New York, United States. Son of George L. and Elizabeth (Hoar) Mellor.
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George Lincoln Mellor, American Oceanography educator. National Science Foundation fellow Cambridge (England) University, 1962-1963; National Academy Sciences science exchange fellow Institute Oceanology, Moscow, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1970-1971; CNOC Research chair Naval Postgraduate School, 1983.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1952; S.M. Entertainment, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1954; Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1957.
Career
Engineer, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Corporation, 1952-1953; engineer, Curtiss-Wright Corporation, 1957-1958; member of faculty, Princeton, since 1958; professor fluid mechanics, Princeton, since 1968. Consultant to industry, since 1958. Director consultant Dynalysis of Princeton Corporation.
Achievements
Membership
Served with Army of the United States, 1946-1948. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Robert Knapp award 1959), American Geophysical Union, Am.Meterol. Society, The Oceanographic Society, Sigma Xi, Pi Tau Sigma.
Connections
Married Virginia Keegan, September 11, 1954. Children— James Keegan, Edward Lincoln.
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National Science Foundation fellow Cambridge (England) University, 1962-1963. National Academy Sciences science exchange fellow Institute Oceanology, Moscow, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1970-1971. CNOC Research chair Naval Postgraduate School, 1983.National Science Foundation fellow Cambridge (England) University, 1962-1963. National Academy Sciences science exchange fellow Institute Oceanology, Moscow, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1970-1971. CNOC Research chair Naval Postgraduate School, 1983.