Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer. Vol. 32, No. I, pp. 1 2,- 1989
Pergamon Press pie. Printed in Great Britain

Professor Richard J. Goldsteinon his 60th birthday

氏OFE認OR Richard J. Goldstein has recently eel­ebrated his 60th birthday; it is therefore fitting and agreat pleasure to honor here his achievements.
Professor Goldstein was born on 27 March 1928 in
New York City and graduated from Peter StuyvesantHigh School. He attended Cornell University andreceived the B.M.E. degree in 1948 and later duringthat year entered the graduate school of the Universityof Minnesota from which he received Master's degrees
in Mechanical Engineering (1950) and Physics (1951).
After a period of service with the Oak Ridge National
Laboratory and a brief tour with the U.S. Army hereturned to complete his doctoral study in 1959 under
the guidance of Dr Ernst R. G. Eckert. After two
years at Brown University's Engineering Department
Professor Goldstein returned to the University ofMinnesota in 1961, establishing there a research pro­gram distinguished by the breadth, precision, andnovelty of the experimental techniques employed.
Professor Goldstein is a major contributor to thebody of knowledge about heat transfer; for three
decades his research findings, and those of hisstudents, have become milestones by which progressis measured in various sectors of the discipline. His
research is characterized by fundamental curiosity
concerning the underlying physical mechanisms
coupled with a clear sense of engineering relevance.
As a consequence, many of the nearly 200 publishedpapers are read by scientists and engineers fromdiverse fields who hold a common interest in the prob-HMT 32: 1-A

lem under investigation. One of the consequences of
his superior insight into natural phenomena is thedevelopment of measurement techniques generously
shared with interested colleagues, which haveadvanced the fundamental understanding of par­ticular physical phenomena which occur in widelydifferent scientific and engineering disciplines. Thus
Goldstein was among the earliest investigators to con­ceive of joining the coherent light source of the laser
with the effect first discovered by Doppler resulting
in the development of a non-invasive instrument formeasuring fluid velocities across a spectrum of systems
from small biological ones to large-scale rocket
engines. First to develop and use the reference beamsystem, he obtained precise measures of fluid velocity,
probed the intensity of turbulence in flows, studied thecharacter of blood and other non-Newtonian flows,
observed and characterized reversing convective flows
and measured the flow in rotating systems. Gold­stein's development and pioneering use of laser­
Doppler velocimetry, particularly his contributionof the reference beam method, revolutionized themeasurement of fluid velocities; it is now the stan­dard, non-invasive measurement technique for thisproperty. His work with liquid crystals, interfero­
metric measurements in liquid systems, heat/masstransfer analogies, and electrochemical systems forstudying buoyancy driven convection illustrate
further his skill in adapting novel measurement
techniques for studying heat transfer processes.

Professor Goldstein’s qualities as an experimental
scientist and engineer are strikingly revealed in his
study of buoyancy-driven
convection in an enclosed
layer. Beginning in 1958 with a paper on transient freeconvection, his sustained interest is evidenced by some
30 scientific and technical papers on aspects of convective heat transfer.
His findings attract respect
across a range of disciplines because of his knack forposing the question in the most fundamental
way:“What is the mechanism by which energy, liberated
at the central core of an enclosed system, is transported
to its surface?”
Goldstein’sexperiments
observe the formation,growth, and behavior of apattern of cells, containing
turbulently
circulating
material, which is responsible for the energy transfer
between core and surface. His measurements,
and thecorrelations
derived from them, have attracted
thelively interest of a spectrum of scientists from widelydifferent disciplines : astrophysicists,geologists, oceanographers and meteorologists,
and mathematicians.
These measurements
are distinguishedin tworespects : their precision and the wide range of observations as indicated by Rayleigh number. The precise
measurementof a basic physical phenomenon
wouldalone attract scientific interest ; the broad range overwhich the precision holds accounts for the diversityof interest,
the combination
causing Goldstein’s
observations
and correlations
to be unique and ofunusual value.
The exceptional
breadth of Professor Goldstein’scontributions
is suggested by a partial listing of his
areas of research: boundary layers, natural convection, laminar and turbulent flows, mass transfer, heattransfer with phase change, hydrodynamic
and thermal instability, jet impingement,
film cooling, jetmainstream interaction, wall curvature effects on film
cooling, modeling of two- and three-dimensionalfilmcooling, separated and vortex flows and a range ofinvestigationsof particular importance in heat transfer related to gas turbines. In these areas and others
his contributions
have enhanced our understanding
and technical skill.
Professor Goldstein’s research has from its inception attracted a steady stream of aspiring graduate
students. As teacher, advisor and mentor he has had aprofound impact upon their personal view of scientificresearch and their professional
careers. They havefound him an inspirational
teacher, investigator andscholar but treasure even more his ability to convey toeach of his students a sure sense of the high standards
which ought to attend research scholarship and academic endeavor.
His students are found the world
over in universities, private industry and government
service and he continues to follow their progress withkeen interest, appreciationand encouragement.
Professor Goldstein has contributed significantly tothe transmissionof technicalinformationandimprovementof professional
practice throughhiswork in the American Society of Mechanical Engin-eers and its Heat Transfer Division and by consultingwith various private enterprises
and government
agencies. His contributions
to the former have beenrecognized by the ASME award for service, the HeatTransfer MemorialAward, the ASME Centennial
Medallion, and the 50th Anniversaryaward of theASME Heat Transfer Division made in recognition ofdistinguished contributions
to the field of heat transfer
and notable service to the Division. He is a memberof the editorial advisory boards for Experiments inFluids, Heat Transfer-Japanese
Research, HeatTransfer-Soviet Research and the honorary editorialadvisory boards for the International Journal of Heatand Mass Transfer and international Communications
in Heat andMass Transfer. His advice has been sought
over the years by his appointment
to various National
Science Foundation,
Departmentof Energy, andASME advisory and standing committees.
Professor
Goldstein’sinternational
activities
include service as the U.S. delegate to the Assemblyfor International
Heat Transfer Conference, the International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer,theU.S.-China
Workshopon Heat Transfer and theU.S.-Japan
Joint Heat Transfer Conference.
Currently he serves as President on the Assembly forInternational
Heat Transfer Conferences.
In 1977 Professor Goldstein became Head of theMechanicalEngineering
Departmentof the University of Minnesota
and from that position has
developed a faculty of strength and diversity undercircumstances
not always favorable. He has servedwith distinction on a wide range of University committees concerned with the governance of the institution. In the course of the service he has earned theconfidence and respect of faculty and administrators
alike because of his good judgment, wise counsel, andsound academic leadership.
Professor Goldstein’s contributions
to the field ofheat transfer, engineering education and the engineering profession are of the highest order. While hehas pursued excellence in these various spheres it isworth noting that he has done so in a manner which
fosters and enhances the opportunities
for others toexcel. His summary contributions
to engineering wererecognized most fittingly by his recent election to theU.S. National Academy of Engineering.
His students, colleagues,
and friends across theglobe join with the editors of this journal to wish
Professor Goldstein many years of continued good
health, professional
accomplishments,and happinessin his family.
WIN AUNG
T. Y. CHU
E. R. G. ECKERTJ. P. HARTNETT
W. E. IBELE
F. A. KULACKI
W. J. MINKOWYCZ
R. L. WEBB