Grigory Isaakovich Barenblatt is a Russian mathematician.
Education
He graduated in 1950 from Moscow State University, Department of Mechanics and Mathematics. He received his Doctor of Philosophy in 1953 from Moscow State University under the supervision of A. North. Kolmogorov. He also received a Doctor of Science from Moscow State University in 1957.
Career
He is a Professor in Residence at the Department of Mathematics of the University of California, Berkeley and Mathematician at Department of Mathematics, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He was G. I. Taylor Professor of Fluid Mechanics at the University of Cambridge from 1992 to 1994 and he has been Emeritus G. I. Taylor Professor of Fluid Mechanics since then His areas of research are: Fracture mechanics The theory of fluid and gas flows in porous media The mechanics of a non-classical deformable solids Turbulence Self-similarities, nonlinear waves and intermediate asymptotics.
Achievements
Membership
Royal Society; Academia Europaea. National Academy of Sciences. American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Timoshenko Medal
Arts and Sciences; Maxwell Medal and Prize; Timoshenko Medal
The Timoshenko Medal is an award given annually by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) to an individual 'in recognition of distinguished contributions to the field of applied mechanics'.
The Timoshenko Medal is an award given annually by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) to an individual 'in recognition of distinguished contributions to the field of applied mechanics'.