Background
V, John Henry Lienhard was born on October 12, 1961 in Pullman, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of John Henry IV and Carol Ann Lienhard.
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John Henry Lienhard V
Edit ProfileMechanical engineering educator
John Henry Lienhard V, American Mechanical engineering educator. Achievements include contributions to theory of thermally stratified turbulent flow; research on thermal stability, on liquid jet impingement, on turbulent aerosol transport, on extreme heat flux. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Physical Society, Tau Beta Pi.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Los Angeles, 1982; Master of Science in Heat Transfer, University of California at Los Angeles, 1984; Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Mechanics, University of California, San Diego, 1988.
Career
Research engineer, University of California at Los Angeles, 1980-1983; research engineer, University of California, San Diego, 1984-1988; assistant professor mechanic engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1988-1991; associate professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, since 1991; George N. Hatsopoulos Junior Faculty chair in thermodynamics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1988-1991. Consultant in field.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Physical Society, Tau Beta Pi.
Connections
Married Theresa Colleen Kavanaugh, 1988.
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American
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Recipient Presidential Young Investigator award National Science Foundation, 1988-1993, Best Paper award National Heat Transfer Conference, 1989, Teetor award Society Automotive Engineers, 1992, Keck Foundation award for Engineering Teaching Excellence, 1994. Nonlinear Science fellow University of California, San Diego, 1984-1985, 85-86.Recipient Presidential Young Investigator award National Science Foundation, 1988-1993, Best Paper award National Heat Transfer Conference, 1989, Teetor award Society Automotive Engineers, 1992, Keck Foundation award for Engineering Teaching Excellence, 1994. Nonlinear Science fellow University of California, San Diego, 1984-1985, 85-86.