Francis H. Harlow

Francis Harvey Harlow is an American theoretical physicist known for his work in the field of fluid dynamics.[1] He was a researcher at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico. Harlow is credited with establishing the science of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) as an important discipline.[2]

He is known for his fundamental contributions to the development of several CFD algorithms for computer simulation of fluid flows, including Particle-In-Cell (PIC), Fluid-In-Cell (FLIC), and Marker-and-Cell (MAC) methods. Harlow is a Fellow of the American Physical Society.

Awards and honors

Harlow is a fellow of the American Physical Society since 2003. He was selected "For his contributions to our understanding of low-speed, free-surface, and turbulent flow through computational modeling, and his invention of completely original methods to address these issues."[3] In 2004, he received Los Alamos Medal, the highest honor given to an individual or small group by LANL.[2]

Selected papers

References

  1. "Eight Los Alamos physicists honored as Fellows of the American Physical Society" (Press release). Los Alamos National Laboratory. 11 December 2003. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Los Alomos News Letter" (PDF). 20 June 2005. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  3. "APS Fellowship". American Physical Society. Retrieved 31 October 2010.


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