Richard Jay Goldstein

Background

Goldstein, Richard Jay was born on March 27, 1928 in New York City. Son of Henry and Rose (Steierman) Goldstein.

Education

BME, Cornell University, 1948. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University Minnesota, 1950. Master of Science in Physics, University Minnesota, 1951.

Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, University Minnesota, 1959. Doctor of Science (honorary), Israel Institute of Technology, 1994. Doctorate (honorary), University Lisbon, 1996.

Doctorate (honorary), A.V. Luikov Heat Mass Transfer Institute, Minsk, Belarus, 1997.

Career

Instructor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1948-1951; instructor, research fellow, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1956-1958; member of faculty, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, since 1961; professor mechanic engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, since 1965; head Department, University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1977-1997; James J. Ryan professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, since 1989; Regents' professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, since 1990; development research engineer, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1951-1954; senior engineer, Lockheed Aircraft, 1956; assistant professor, Brown U., 1959-1961. Visiting professor Technion, Israel, 1976, Imperial College, England, 1984. Consultant in field, since 1956.

Chairman Midwest U. Energy Consortium. Chairman Council Energy Engineering Research. National Science Foundation senior postdoctoral fellow, visiting professor Cambridge (England) University, 1971-1972.

Prince lecturer, 1983, William Gurley lecturer, 1988,Hawkins Memorial lecturer, 1991. Distinguished lecturer Pennsylvania State University, 1992. Mem.acad. committee international Board of Governors Technion.

Honorary member science board A.V. Luikov Heat and Mass Transfer Institute, Minsk, 1997.

Achievements

• Richard Jay Goldstein has been listed as a noteworthy mechanical engineer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

1st United States Army lieutenant Army of the United States, 1954-1955. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (honorary, BEG vice president 1984-1988, senior vice president 1989-1993, BOG 1993-1997, president 1996-1997, senior vice president Council of Europe 1988-1992, board directors, Heat Transfer Memorial award 1978, Service award 1978, Centennial medal 1980, 50th anniversary award of heat transfer division 1988, Dedicated Service award 2001, Long Term Member award 2002-2003, ICHMT fellowship 2004, Medal 2006), Royal Academy Engineering (foreign), American Society Engineering Education, Assembly for International Heat Transfer Conferences (president 1986-1990), International Center for Heat and Mass Transfer (executive committee since 1985, chairman 1992, president 1998-2002, Fellowship award, 2004), American Physical Society, Japan Society Promotion of Science, Royal Academy Engineering (foreign). Member Minnesota Academy of Sciences, National Academy Engineering, National Academy Engineering-Mexico (correspondent 1991), Golden Key National Honor Society, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma (Isromac award, 2002).

Connections

Married Barbara Goldstein. Children: Arthur Sander, Jonathan Jacob, Benjamin Samuel, Naomi Sarith.

Father:

Henry Goldstein

Mother:

Rose (Steierman) Goldstein

Spouse:

Barbara Goldstein

child:

Benjamin Samuel Goldstein

child:

Naomi Sarith Goldstein

child:

Jonathan Jacob Goldstein

child:

Arthur Sander Goldstein