Sidney Leibovich

Background

Leibovich, Sidney was born on April 2, 1939 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Harry and Rebecca (Palant) Leibovich.

Education

Bachelor of Science, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy in Theoretical Mathematics Cornell Univercity, 1965.

Career

North Atlantic Treaty Organization postdoctoral fellow, U. College, London, 1965-1966; assistant professor thermal engineering, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1966-1970; associate professor thermal engineering, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1970-1978; professor mechanic and aerospace engineering, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1978-1989; Samuel B. Eckert professor mechanic and aerospace engineering, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, since 1989; director, chair Sibley School Mech. and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, since 1998.

Achievements

• Sidney Leibovich has been listed as a noteworthy Engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Distinguished lecturer Naval Ocean Research Development Activity, 1983. Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers (chairman applied mechanics division 1987-1988), American Physical Society (chairman division fluid dynamics 1987-1988), American Academy Arts and Sciences, United States National Committee for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (chair 1990-1992.), National Academy Engineering, American Geophysical Union, Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics.

Connections

Married Gail Barbara Colin, November 24, 1962. Children: Bradley Colin, Adam Keith.

Father:

Harry Leibovich

Mother:

Rebecca (Palant) Leibovich

Spouse:

Gail Barbara Colin

child:

Adam Keith Leibovich

child:

Bradley Colin Leibovich