Background
Saric, William Samuel was born on September 28, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Sam and Antonia (Cerovac) Saric.
Mechanical engineering educator
Saric, William Samuel was born on September 28, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Sam and Antonia (Cerovac) Saric.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanics, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1968. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University New Mexico, 1965.
Instructor Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 1966-1968. Associate professor Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, 1975-1979, professor, 1979-1984, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, 1991-1992. Professor mechanical engineering Arizona State University, Tempe, 1984—2005, professor emeritus, since 2005.
Professor aerospace engineering Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, College Station, since 2005. Member fluid dymanics panel Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development/North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1989-1995.
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate, member technical committee fluid dynamics 1975-1978), AMSE (chairman applied mechanical division 1991-1992), American Physical Society (executive committee division fluid dynamics 1985-1986). Member National Academy of Engineering.
Married Carol Powlick, August 25, 1962 (divorced August 1987). 1 child, William George. Married Helen L. Reed, March 17, 1990.