Education

In 1965, Vinh was the recipient of the first Doctor of Philosophy in Aerospace Engineering Sciences conferred by the University of Colorado. In 1972, he was awarded a national doctorate in Mathematics by the University of Paris, France. He joined the University of Michigan in 1968 as an associate professor of Aerospace Engineering and was promoted to the rank of professor in 1972.

During his tenure at Michigan, Vinh chaired more than 20 doctoral committees.

lieutenant is estimated that over 1,000 aerospace engineers studied under him.

In 1994, he was given the Mechanics and Control of Flight Award by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

As a scientist and educator, he has published three books and more than 100 papers in mathematics, astrodynamics and trajectory optimization. He is a member of the International Academy of Astronautics and a foreign member of the French National Academy of Air and Space.

Career

Vinh is Professor Emeritus of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan, where he taught for nearly thirty years. His seminal work on the guidance, dynamics and optimal control of space vehicles and their interaction with the atmosphere has played a fundamental role in space exploration and technological development. The following year, he qualified as a French Air Force multi-engine pilot.

Following his return to Vietnam, Vinh was appointed Chief of Staff in the South Vietnamese Air Force in October 1957.

In 1958, Vinh became the Commander and first Air Marshal of the Vietnam Air Force at the age of 28. He served as Air Force Commander until 1962 when he resigned and emigrated to the United States ?.

Achievements

• In 2006, he won the Dirk Brouwer Award, awarded by the American Astronautical Society, for outstanding lifetime achievement in the field of space flight mechanics and astrodynamics.

Works

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  • Flight Mechanics of High-Performance Aircraft (Cambridge Aerospace Series)

    (This text, written at a level accessible to advanced unde...)

  • Flight Mechanics of High-Performance Aircraft (Cambridge Aerospace Series) by Vinh, Nguyen X.(May 26, 1995) Paperback

    (Will be shipped from US. Brand new copy.)

  • Flight Mechanics of High-Performance Aircraft (Cambridge Aerospace Series) by Vinh, Nguyen X. (1995) Paperback
  • Optimal trajectories in atmospheric flight
  • Hypersonic and planetary entry flight mechanics
  • Optimal trajectories in atmospheric flight by Nguyen X. Vinh (1981-01-01)
  • Optimal trajectories in atmospheric flight by Vinh, Nguyen X. (1981) Paperback

Membership

He is a member of the International Academy of Astronautics and a foreign member of the French National Academy of Air and Space.

Connections

Father:

Nguyen X. Nhien

Mother:

Thao (Do) Nhien

Spouse:

Joan Cung

child:

John Vinh

child:

Phoenix Vinh

child:

Phuong Vinh

child:

Alphonse Vinh