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Triantafyllou, George Stefanos was born on October 27, 1954 in Athens, Greece. Son of Stefanos M. and Penelope G. (Koytras) Triantafyllou. came to the United States, 1977.
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George Stefanos Triantafyllou, American Ocean engineering educator. Achievements include explanation of the physical mechanism that leadsto turbulence in massively separated flows. Grantee Office Naval Research, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, since 1987. Member American Physical Society, American Geophysical Union.
Education
Master of Science in Civil Engineering, California Polytechnic U., 1978; Master of Science in Ocean Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980; Doctor of Philosophy in Ocean Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1983.
Career
Research engineer, Greek Navy Research and Development Center, Athens, 1983-1985; research scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1985-1989; principal research scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1989-1990; associate professor, The Benjamin Levich Institute, New York City, since 1990. Consultant Shell Research and Development, Houston, 1985-1986, various marine-related companies, Boston, 1986-1990.
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Member American Physical Society, American Geophysical Union.
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Christian Orthodox