Stanford S. Penner
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Stanford Solomon Penner (5 July 1921 – 15 July 2016) also known as Sol Penner, was a German-American scientist and engineer, a major figure in combustion physics, especially in rocket engines, and a founder of the Engineering program at University of California, San Diego. He obtained his PhD in 1946 from the University of Wisconsin–Madison under Farrington Daniels and Theodore von Kármán.
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Stanford S. Penner | |
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Born | (1921-07-05)July 5, 1921[1] |
Died | July 15, 2016(2016-07-15) (aged 95) |
Citizenship | German American |
Alma mater | Union College, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Known for | Kármán–Penner mass-flux fraction |
Spouse | Beverly Penner |
Children | Robert Clark Penner Lynn Jean Penner |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Aerospace Engineering |
Institutions | California Institute of Technology, University of California, San Diego |
Thesis | I. National Defense Research Council Project (Confidential) II. Calculations on the formation and decomposition of Nitric-oxide in pebble beds at high temperature. (1946) |
Doctoral advisor | Farrington Daniels[2] |
Doctoral students | Forman A. Williams |
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