Simon Ostrach

Simon Ostrach
BornDecember 26, 1923
DiedOctober 2, 2017 (aged 93)
Alma materRhode Island State College (BS, MS)
Brown University (MS, PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsBuoyancy-driven flow
Microgravity
InstitutionsFAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Case Western Reserve University
NASA
Doctoral advisorsWilliam Prager
George F. Carrier
Doctoral studentsSalvatore Cezar Pais

Simon Ostrach (December 26, 1923 – October 2, 2017) was an American applied mathematician and mechanical engineer. He was a pioneer in the fields of buoyancy-driven flows and microgravity science.