Max Jakob Memorial Award
Encyclopedia
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 of Chemical Engineers
(AIChE), it is the highest honor in the field of heat transfer these professional organizations bestow.
The award was established in 1961 by the America Society of Mechanical Engineering Heat Transfer Division in honor of Max Jakob
, a pioneer in the science of heat transfer
, commemorating his influential contributions as a research worker, educator, and author. In 1962, the AIChE joined the ASME in presenting the award. It is administered though the Max Jakob Memorial Award Committee, a board composed of three members from each of the two major professional organizations, as well as the Past Chair of the committee.
The award is presented annually, without regard to society affiliation or nationality. It consists of a bronze plaque, an engraved certificate, an honorarium
, and travel expenses to accept the award. Each year the recipient also presents the Max Jakob Award Lecture as part of the annual America Society of Mechanical Engineering National Heat Transfer Conference.
Heat transfer
Heat transfer is a discipline of thermal engineering that concerns the exchange of thermal energy from one physical system to another. Heat transfer is classified into various mechanisms, such as heat conduction, convection, thermal radiation, and phase-change transfer...
. Awarded annually to a scholar by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers is a professional body, specifically an engineering society, focused on mechanical engineering....
(ASME) and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers is a professional organization for chemical engineers.AIChE was established in 1908 with the purpose of establishing chemical engineers as a profession independent from chemists and mechanical engineers.As of 2010, AIChE had over 40,000 members,...
(AIChE), it is the highest honor in the field of heat transfer these professional organizations bestow.
The award was established in 1961 by the America Society of Mechanical Engineering Heat Transfer Division in honor of Max Jakob
Max Jakob
Max Jakob was a German physicist known for his work in the field of thermal science.Born in Ludwigshafen, Germany, Jakob studied engineering at Technical University Munich, from which he graduated in 1903. From 1903 to 1906, he was an assistant to O. Knoblauch at the Laboratory for Technical Physics...
, a pioneer in the science of heat transfer
Heat transfer
Heat transfer is a discipline of thermal engineering that concerns the exchange of thermal energy from one physical system to another. Heat transfer is classified into various mechanisms, such as heat conduction, convection, thermal radiation, and phase-change transfer...
, commemorating his influential contributions as a research worker, educator, and author. In 1962, the AIChE joined the ASME in presenting the award. It is administered though the Max Jakob Memorial Award Committee, a board composed of three members from each of the two major professional organizations, as well as the Past Chair of the committee.
The award is presented annually, without regard to society affiliation or nationality. It consists of a bronze plaque, an engraved certificate, an honorarium
Honorarium
An honorarium is an ex gratia payment made to a person for their services in a volunteer capacity or for services for which fees are not traditionally required. This is used by groups such as schools or sporting clubs to pay coaches for their costs...
, and travel expenses to accept the award. Each year the recipient also presents the Max Jakob Award Lecture as part of the annual America Society of Mechanical Engineering National Heat Transfer Conference.
Recipients
- 1961 Ernst R. G. EckertErnst R. G. EckertDr Ernst R. G. Eckert was a scientist who advanced the film cooling technique for aeronautical engines. Eckert worked as a rocket and jet engine scientist at the Aeronautical Research Institute in Braunschweig, Germany, then via Operation Paperclip, began jet propulsion research in 1945 at...
, United States - 1962 Llewellyn M.K. Boelter, United States
- 1963 William H. McAdams, United States
- 1964 Ernst Schmidt, Germany
- 1965 Hoyt C. HottelHoyt C. HottelHoyt Clarke Hottel was a professor in the department of Chemical Engineering at MIT. He was an expert on energy, radiant heat transfer, fire, fuels and combustion ....
, United States - 1966 Sir Owen Saunders, United Kingdom
- 1967 Thomas B. Drew, United States
- 1968 Shiro Nukiyama, Japan
- 1969 Samson KutateladzeSamson KutateladzeSamson Semenovich Kutateladze was a Soviet heat physicist and hydrodynamist.-Early life:Kutateladze's parents divorced when he was four, and he was raised by his mother, Aleksandra Vladimirovna, an obstetric nurse...
, U.S.S.R. - 1970 Warren M. Rohsenow, United States
- 1971 James W. Westwater, United States
- 1972 Karl A. Gardner, United States
- 1973 Ulrich Grigull, Germany
- 1974 Peter Grassmann, Switzerland
- 1975 Robert G. Deissler, United States
- 1976 Ephraim M. SparrowEphraim M. SparrowEphraim M. Sparrow is a Professor of Engineering at the University of Minnesota. He is known for his contributions to all aspects of heat transfer and fluid mechanics. Sparrow has been listed as an ISI Highly Cited Author in Engineering by the ISI Web of Knowledge, Thomson Scientific...
, United States - 1977 D. Brian Spalding, United Kingdom
- 1978 Niichi Nishiwaki, Japan
- 1979 Stuart W. Churchill, United States
- 1980 Ralph A. Seban, United States
- 1981 Chang-Lin TienChang-Lin TienChang-lin Tien was a Chinese American professor of mechanical engineering and university administrator. He was the seventh Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley , the first Asian to head a major university in the United States.-Early years:Born in Huangpi, Wuhan, China, Tien and...
, United States - 1982 Simon OstrachSimon OstrachDr. Simon Ostrach is an American academic scientist and a pioneer in the fields of buoyancy-driven flows and microgravity science. He is a Distinguished Professor at Florida State University, where he is affiliated with the Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering. ...
, United States - 1983 Bei Tse Chao, United States
- 1984 Alexander Louis London, United States
- 1985 Frank Kreith, United States
- 1986 Raymond ViskantaRaymond viskantaProfessor Raymond Viskanta is W. F. M. Goss Professor of Engineering at Purdue University. He has distinguished himself during the past 50 years with research that has encompassed a wide range of topics in convection and radiation heat transfer, contributing significantly to Purdue's position as a...
, United States - 1987 S. George Bankoff, United States
- 1988 Yasuo Mori, Japan
- 1989 James P. Hartnett, United States
- 1990 Richard J. Goldstein, United States
- 1991 Franz X. Mayinger, Germany
- 1992 William M. Kays, United States
- 1993 Benjamin Gebhart, United States
- 1994 Geoffrey F. Hewitt, United Kingdom
- 1995 Arthur E. Bergles, United States
- 1996 Robert Siegel, United States
- 1997 John R. Howell, United States
- 1998 Alexander I. Leontiev, Russia
- 1999 Adrian BejanAdrian BejanAdrian Bejan is an American professor and proponent of the constructal theory of design and evolution in nature. He is J. A...
, United States - 2000 Vedat Arpaci, United States
- 2001 John C. Chen, United States
- 2002 Yogesh Jaluria, United States
- 2003 Kenneth J. Bell, United States
- 2004 Vijay K. DhirVijay K. DhirVijay K. Dhir is currently the Dean of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, since March 2003. He is also a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, joining the UCLA faculty in 1974...
, United States - 2005 Ping Cheng, China
- 2006 Kwang-Tzu Yang, United States
- 2007 Wen-Jei Yang, United States
- 2008 Suhas PatankarSuhas PatankarSuhas V. Patankar is an Indian-American mechanical engineer. He is a pioneer in the field of computational fluid dynamics and Finite volume method. He is currently an Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota. He is also president of Innovative Research, Inc...
, United States - 2009 Ivan Catton, United States
- 2010 Amir FaghriAmir FaghriAmir Faghri is an American professor and leader in the engineering profession as an educator, scientist, and administrator. He is currently a professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Connecticut. Faghri served as Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department from 1994–1998, and Dean...
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