Simon Ostrach

Dr. Simon Ostrach (born December 26, 1923) 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. He is also the Wilbert J. Austin Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Engineering at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He was honored by NASA in 1998 as one of its "12 Superstars of Modern Aeronautics" and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.