American engineer
Paul H Steen was an engineer and scientist . He held the Maxwell M. Upson Chair in Engineering at Cornell University . Steen received degrees in Engineering and English Literature from Brown University , his PhD from Johns Hopkins University , and postdoctoral training at Stanford University .
Steen’s primary area of focus was in the dynamical stability of fluid systems.[ 1] A team led by Steen discovered a new periodic table classification of droplet motions.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Steen co-invented a switchable adhesion device[ 5] [ 6] and introduced the Bessemer-meets-Gutenberg innovation to the rapid solidification processing of metallic alloys by planar-flow spin casting .[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] He received awards including the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship and the Henry Marion Howe Medal and was elected a fellow of the American Physical Society [ 10] and of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers .[ 11]
At the time of his death, he served as an Associate Editor of the Nature journal npj Microgravity . From 2000 to 2012, he was Associate Editor of the Journal of Fluid Mechanics .
Steen died unexpectedly in Vermont on September 4, 2020.[ 12]
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References
^ Bostwick, J.B.; Steen, P.H. (2014). "Stability of Constrained Capillary Surfaces" . Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics . 47 : 539–68. doi :10.1146/annurev-fluid-010814-013626 .
^ Steen, PH, CT Chang and JB Bostwick, (2019) “Droplet motions fill a periodic table,” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1817065116
^ Lefkowitz, Melanie. "A new periodic table classifies droplet motions" http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2019/02/new-periodic-table-classifies-droplet-motions
^ 4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About This Week - Episode 24 (Discovery 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1n2LoJIoA0&feature=youtu.be
^ Drummond, Katie. "Pentagon Funds Spider-Man Tech for Real-Life Wall Crawlers" . Wired . Permalink. Retrieved 14 October 2014 .
^ Tech Briefs. "Here's an Idea: Engineering Real-Life 'Superpowers'" https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/tb/webcasts/podcasts/32382
^ Steen, Paul; Karcher, Christian (1997). "Fluid Mechanics of Spin Casting of Metals". Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics . 29 : 373–97. Bibcode :1997AnRFM..29..373S . doi :10.1146/annurev.fluid.29.1.373 .
^ US Patent 7,306,025 (2007), “Methods for continuous casting of a molten material” https://patents.google.com/patent/US7306025B2/en
^ US Patent 7,082,986 (2006), “System & method for continuous casting of a molten material” https://patents.google.com/patent/US7082986
^ "APS Fellows Directory" https://www.aps.org/programs/honors/fellowships/archive-all.cfm
^ "AIChE Fellows Directory" . www.aiche.org . American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
^ "Paul H. Steen, CBE Professor, passes away unexpectedly | Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering" . www.cheme.cornell.edu . Retrieved 2020-09-09 .
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