Mark Drela

American aeronautical engineer
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Mark Drela

Summary

Mark Drela is a human[1]. He was born on +1959-01-07T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a physicist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Mark Drela was born on +1959-01-07T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Mark Drela worked as a physicist[3].
  • Among Mark Drela's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[5].
  • Mark Drela's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[6].
  • Mark Drela's doctoral advisor was William Tilton Thompkins, Jr.[7].
  • Mark Drela's doctoral advisor was Jack L. Kerrebrock[8].
  • Mark Drela is recorded as male[9].
  • Mark Drela's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Mark Drela supervised Ali Merchant as a doctoral student[11].
  • Mark Drela supervised Giuseppe Alescio as a doctoral student[12].
  • Mark Drela supervised Bilal Mughal as a doctoral student[13].
  • Mark Drela supervised Jong Ahn as a doctoral student[14].
  • Mark Drela supervised Thomas Sorensen as a doctoral student[15].
  • Mark Drela supervised Helene Felici as a doctoral student[16].
  • Mark Drela supervised Brian Nishida as a doctoral student[17].
  • Mark Drela supervised Alejandra Uranga as a doctoral student[18].
  • Mark Drela supervised Sean Nolan as a doctoral student[19].
  • Mark Drela supervised Sho Sato as a doctoral student[20].
  • Mark Drela supervised Mark Kolb as a doctoral student[21].
  • Mark Drela's ISNI is recorded as 0000000434816913[22].
  • Mark Drela's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 309563814[23].
  • Mark Drela's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2014011928[24].
  • Mark Drela's IdRef ID is recorded as 178612197[25].
  • Mark Drela's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA18292937[26].
  • Mark Drela's IMDb ID is recorded as nm3265427[27].

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Origins and Family

Mark Drela was born on +1959-01-07T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Mark Drela's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[6]. Doctoral advisors include William Tilton Thompkins, Jr.[7], a mechanical engineer[28] and Jack L. Kerrebrock[8], an aerospace engineer[29], 1928–2019[30], of United States[31], awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal[32].

Career and Affiliations

Mark Drela's professions included physicist[3]. He was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[5]. Doctoral students include Ali Merchant[11], Giuseppe Alescio[12], Bilal Mughal[13], Jong Ahn[14], Thomas Sorensen[15], and Helene Felici[16].

Why It Matters

Mark Drela ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[4]

FAQs

What did Mark Drela do for work?

Mark Drela worked as physicist[3].

Where did Mark Drela go to school?

Mark Drela was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [2] . IdRef. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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