Ephraim Maurice Sparrow (May 27, 1928–August. 1, 2019) was a Professor of Engineering at the

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. He is known for his contributions to all aspects of

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and

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Academic career

Sparrow received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from

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in 1948 and 1949, respectively. He then received his M.A. (1950) and Ph.D. (1952) degrees from

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, both in Mechanical Engineering. In 1959, he joined at the University of Minnesota in the department of Mechanical Engineering. During his tenure there, he served as chairman of the fluid mechanics program from 1968 to 1980. Sparrow supervised more than 100 doctoral students and more than 250 masters students. His work was published in over 850 peer-reviewed and widely cited, with over 40,000 citations at the time of his death. At the time of his death, he was both the oldest and the longest serving faculty member in the Mechanical Engineering department.

Honors and awards

*Member of the

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, 1986 *

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of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers *Monie A. Ferst Award, 1993 *ASME Ralph Coates Roe Medal *

Max Jakob Memorial Award The Max Jakob Memorial Award recognizes an 'eminent scholarly achievement and distinguished leadership' in the field of heat transfer. Awarded annually to a scholar by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the American Institute ...

, 1976

Books authored

*E. M. Sparrow and R. D. Cess, ''Radiation Heat Transfer'', CRC Press, 1978.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sparrow, Ephraim M. MIT School of Engineering alumni Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences alumni University of Minnesota faculty Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering Fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2019 deaths Fluid dynamicists 1928 births