World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
79
Citations
28151
World Ranking
559
National Ranking
191

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - US President's National Medal of Science "For his pioneering research in fluid mechanics, leadership in the fluid mechanics and chemical engineering communities, editorial initiative with the Physics of Fluids, and mentoring several generations of engineering scientists.", Presented by President George W. Bush in a White House East Room ceremony on June 12, 2002.
  • 1993 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1991 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1991 - Fluid Dynamics Prize, American Physical Society (APS)
  • 1981 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)
  • 1977 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering Contributions in the application of mathematical analysis to the understanding of fundamental phenomena in chemical engineering processes.
  • 1976 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1959 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Andreas Acrivos was affiliated with the City University of New York in the United States during their career. Their academic contributions primarily spanned fluid mechanics and chemical engineering.

The awards received during their career reflect recognition by various prestigious organizations within physical sciences and engineering. These accolades include:

  • US President's National Medal of Science (2001) - awarded "For his pioneering research in fluid mechanics, leadership in the fluid mechanics and chemical engineering communities, editorial initiative with the Physics of Fluids, and mentoring several generations of engineering scientists.", presented by President George W. Bush in a White House East Room ceremony on June 12, 2002
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1993)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1991)
  • Fluid Dynamics Prize, American Physical Society (APS) (1991)
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) (1981)
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (1977) - recognized for contributions in the application of mathematical analysis to understanding fundamental phenomena in chemical engineering processes
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1976 and 1959)

The scientist's work was well recognized within both engineering and physical sciences professional circles, as reflected by memberships in national academies and fellowships of learned societies.

Their editorial involvement included initiatives with the journal Physics of Fluids, highlighting engagement in scholarly dissemination in fluid mechanics.

Although recent papers or frequent coauthors and venues are not listed, the range of awards indicates significant activity in the domains of fluid mechanics and chemical engineering processes. The scientist's research contributed to fundamental understandings supported by mathematical analysis methods.

Best Publications

  • Pore- and Solid-Diffusion Kinetics in Fixed-Bed Adsorption under Constant-Pattern Conditions

    K. R. Hall;L. C. Eagleton;Andreas Acrivos;Theodore Vermeulen

  • The shear-induced migration of particles in concentrated suspensions

    David Leighton;Andreas Acrivos

  • On the viscosity of a concentrated suspension of solid spheres

    N.A. Frankel;Andreas Acrivos

  • Slow flow past periodic arrays of cylinders with application to heat transfer

    A.S. Sangani;A. Acrivos

  • The Rheological Properties of Suspensions of Rigid Particles

    D. J. Jeffrey;Andreas Acrivos

  • Shear‐Induced Structure in a Concentrated Suspension of Solid Spheres

    F. Gadala‐Maria;Andreas Acrivos

  • Stokes flow past a particle of arbitrary shape: a numerical method of solution

    G. K. Youngren;A. Acrivos

  • Measurement of shear-induced self-diffusion in concentrated suspensions of spheres

    David Leighton;Andreas Acrivos

  • Steady flows in rectangular cavities

    Frank Pan;Andreas Acrivos

  • Slow flow through a periodic array of spheres

    A.S. Sangani;A. Acrivos

  • Heat and Mass Transfer from Single Spheres in Stokes Flow

    Andreas Acrivos;Thomas D. Taylor

  • Momentum and heat transfer in laminar boundary-layer flows of non-Newtonian fluids past external surfaces

    Andreas Acrivos;M. J. Shah;E. E. Petersen

  • A numerical study of the deformation and burst of a viscous drop in an extensional flow

    J. M. Rallison;A. Acrivos

  • On the deformation and drag of a falling viscous drop at low Reynolds number

    T. D. Taylor;Andreas Acrivos

  • Sedimentation of noncolloidal particles at low Reynolds numbers

    Robert H. Davis;Andreas Acrivos

  • Solitary internal waves in deep water

    Russ E. Davis;Andreas Acrivos

  • The instability of the steady flow past spheres and disks

    Ramesh Natarajan;Andreas Acrivos

  • The constitutive equation for a dilute emulsion

    N. A. Frankel;Andreas Acrivos

  • Deformation and burst of a liquid droplet freely suspended in a linear shear field

    D. Barthès-Biesel;A. Acrivos

  • A theoretical analysis of laminar natural convection heat transfer to non‐Newtonian fluids

    Andreas Acrivos

Frequent Co-Authors

Joel Koplik
Joel Koplik City College of New York
Anil Kumar
Anil Kumar Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing Jabalpur
Joseph B. Klemp
Joseph B. Klemp National Center for Atmospheric Research
Eric S. G. Shaqfeh
Eric S. G. Shaqfeh Stanford University
L. G. Leal
L. G. Leal University of California, Santa Barbara
E. J. Hinch
E. J. Hinch University of Cambridge
Robert H. Davis
Robert H. Davis University of Colorado Boulder
John F. Brady
John F. Brady California Institute of Technology
Russ E. Davis
Russ E. Davis University of California, San Diego
William B. Russel
William B. Russel Princeton University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Best Scientists Citing Andreas Acrivos