Morteza Gharib

Iranian American professor of biomechanical engineering
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Morteza Gharib

Summary

Morteza Gharib is a human[1]. He worked as a mechanical engineer[2] and physicist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Morteza Gharib held citizenship in Iran[5].
  • Morteza Gharib held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Morteza Gharib's professions included mechanical engineer[2].
  • Morteza Gharib worked as a physicist[3].
  • Morteza Gharib's field of work was mechanical engineering[7].
  • Morteza Gharib's field of work was fluid mechanics[8].
  • Morteza Gharib was employed by California Institute of Technology[9].
  • Morteza Gharib's education included a stint at California Institute of Technology[10].
  • Morteza Gharib was educated at University of Tehran[11].
  • Morteza Gharib's education included a stint at Syracuse University[12].
  • Morteza Gharib's doctoral advisor was Anatol Roshko[13].
  • Morteza Gharib received the Fluid Dynamics Prize[14].
  • Morteza Gharib received the G. I. Taylor Medal[15].
  • Morteza Gharib is recorded as male[16].
  • Morteza Gharib's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Morteza Gharib supervised Arash Kheradvar as a doctoral student[18].
  • Morteza Gharib supervised Siddhartha Valluri as a doctoral student[19].
  • Morteza Gharib supervised Bradley S. Dooley as a doctoral student[20].
  • Morteza Gharib supervised Anna Iwaniec Hickerson as a doctoral student[21].
  • Morteza Gharib supervised John O. Dabiri as a doctoral student[22].
  • Morteza Gharib supervised Gabriel Alejandro Acevedo Bolton as a doctoral student[23].
  • Morteza Gharib supervised Matthew James Ringuette as a doctoral student[24].
  • Morteza Gharib supervised Tait Sherman Pottebaum as a doctoral student[25].
  • Morteza Gharib supervised Michael Volf Ol as a doctoral student[26].
  • Morteza Gharib supervised Paul Samuel Krueger as a doctoral student[27].

Body

Education

Educated at California Institute of Technology[10], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1891[30], headquartered in California[31]; University of Tehran[11], a public university[32], in Iran[33], founded in 1934[34], headquartered in University of Tehran Central Administration[35]; and Syracuse University[12], a private university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1870[38]. Morteza Gharib's doctoral advisor was Anatol Roshko[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mechanical engineer[2] and physicist[3]. Fields of work include mechanical engineering[7], a branch of engineering[39] and fluid mechanics[8], a branch of mechanics[40]. Morteza Gharib was employed by California Institute of Technology[9]. Doctoral students include Arash Kheradvar[18]; Siddhartha Valluri[19]; Bradley S. Dooley[20]; Anna Iwaniec Hickerson[21]; John O. Dabiri[22], a military flight engineer[41], b. 1980[42], of United States[43], awarded the MacArthur Fellows Program[44], specialised in aeronautics[45]; and Gabriel Alejandro Acevedo Bolton[23].

Recognition

Awards received include Fluid Dynamics Prize[14], an award[46], founded in 1979[47] and G. I. Taylor Medal[15], an engineering award[48], in United States[49].

Why It Matters

Morteza Gharib ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[4]

FAQs

What did Morteza Gharib do for work?

Morteza Gharib worked as mechanical engineer[2] and physicist[3].

Where did Morteza Gharib go to school?

Morteza Gharib was educated at California Institute of Technology[10], University of Tehran[11], and Syracuse University[12].

What awards did Morteza Gharib receive?

Honors received include Fluid Dynamics Prize[14] and G. I. Taylor Medal[15].

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  24. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.

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  14. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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