Gregory Sivashinsky
Gregory I. Sivashinsky (also known as Grisha) is a professor at Tel Aviv University, working in the field of combustion and theoretical physics.[1][2]
Gregory Sivashinsky | |
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| Born | October 21, 1945 |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University Technion – Israel Institute of Technology |
| Known for | Kuramoto-Sivashinsky equation |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Combustion Physics |
| Institutions | Moscow State University Technion – Israel Institute of Technology |
Biography
Sivashinsky was born in Moscow to Israel and Tatiana Sivashinsky. He is married to Terry Sivashinsky. He finished his master's degree at Moscow State University in 1967 and worked as a research assistant there until 1971. He emigrated to Israel in 1971. He was a pupil of Grigory Barenblatt and Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich. He completed his PhD at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in 1973 and worked as a lecturer there for two years. He joined Tel Aviv University in 1974 and settled there. He is the recipient of Ya.B. Zeldovich Gold Medal from The Combustion Institute[3] and a fellow of The Combustion Institute.[4]
References
- "Special issue dedicated to Gregory (Grisha) Sivashinsky on the occasion of his 70th birthday". Combustion Theory and Modelling. 20 (6): 975–975. 14 December 2016. doi:10.1080/13647830.2016.1257053.
- "Prof. Gregory Sivashinsky - Faculty of Exact Sciences Raymond & Beverly Sackler". en-exact-sciences.tau.ac.il. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- https://www.combustioninstitute.org/resources/awards/ya-b-zeldovich-gold-medal/
- https://www.combustioninstitute.org/resources/awards/fellows-of-the-combustion-institute/
