Inf.J.
HearMass Trws/'er.
Vol.37,No.5,pp.
715-716,1994
Elsevw ScienceLtd
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PergamonSamuel Sidemanon the occasion

SAMUEL SIDEMAN

of his 65th birthday

was born in Haifa, Israel, in February, 1929. He received his BSc. in Chemical Engineering from the Technion-Israel
Institute of Technology, Haifa (1953) his M.Ch.E. from the Polytechnic
Institute of Brooklyn, NY (1955), and the DSc. fromthe Technion-Israel
Institute of Technology (1960).
He is currently Chairman of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Director of the Julius Silver
Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Technion-IIT,Haifa, Israel and since 1985 he has been a visiting
Professor of Surgery (Bioengineering), at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
Following two years of industrial experience in Los
Angeles, he joined the Technion-IIT (1957) where helater became Dean of Students (1967-1968) ; Dean ofFaculty (19691970);
Chairman,DepartmentofChemical Engineering (19741976); and a member ofTechnion’s Board of Regents for over 10 years. His professional career includes consulting to the Israel Water
Desalination Corp. ; Visiting Professor in City Collegeof New York, University of Houston, Oklahoma
State University and a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Rutgers University (1985-1989). He has presented numerous seminars around the world and has
been guest of the British Academy of Science. His
professional activities involve chairing numerous
international
meetings, including the 9th International Heat Transfer Conference 1990. He is thePresident of the International
Assembly for HeatTransfer Conferences, Member of the Science Council(1972-) and on the Executive Committee of the International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer (1986).
He is on the editorial board of the International
Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Journal of Engineering Physics and Thermodynamics, Journal of Multiphase Flow Systems, Experimental Thermal and FIuid
Science Journal, Journal of Artificial Cells and Organs,and other scientific journals. He is author and editorof 14 books and co-author of over 300 retrievable
scientific publications and some 100 abstracts andconference proceedings. He has five patents related
to separation of high molecular weight components,
artificial blood and cardiac diagnostics.
Dr Sideman’s honors and awards include theHebrew Technical Institute Fellowship for Graduate
Studies (1953-1955) ; American National Science
Foundation-SeniorForeign Scientist Fellowship(1964-1965) ; a Citation from the American Instituteof Chemical Engineering (1965) ; The Arnon Award,Israel Association of Engineers and Architects (1968) ;The Landau Award, Israel Research Awards Directors (1976) ; The BJUJA Award, Israel Association ofBiochemists (1979) (with L. Mor) ; a Chair, the R. J.
Matas/Winnipeg
Professor of Biomedical Engineering (1981); Fellow, American Inst. of ChemicalEngineering (1985) ; Fellow, New York Academy ofScience (1986) ; Senior Member, BioMedical Engineering Society (1989) ; Israel Cardiology Society
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Award for Most Original Research (1990) ; and The
Henry Gutwirth Research Award (1992).
Dr Sideman has distinguished himself by successfulinteraction of chemical and mechanical engineeringon the one hand, and the medical sciences. on theother hand. The following related fields clearly bear
his personal imprint :ldirect contact heat transfer ;simultaneous film evaporation and condensation
l transport mechanisms in turbulent flows ;l transport phenomena in physiological systems.
l;Professor Sideman initiated and has headed since
1983, the Heart System Research Center at the Julius
Silver Institute, which concentrates on computer
simulation of the cardiac system, transport phenomena and interactions of the various parameters affecting cardiac performance. Professor Sideman’s presentinterests include the analysis, modelling and simulation of the function of the heart. particularly the left
ventricle (LV).
In parallel with his theoretical and experimental
studies of the LV transmural characteristics, Professor
Sideman initiated a fast and novel procedure to reconstruct and analyze the 3D structure and function ofthe LV. These studies led to an objective quantitative
characterization of the normal ventricle and abnormal
hearts, including local wall stress, thickness and shapechanges due to various regional volumetric pathologies. His patent on the superposition of the coronary
network on the 3D heart provides a tool to identify theextent of stenosis and evaluate potential interventions.

In summary, Professor Sideman’s career is marked
by continuously identifying, defining and studying
new transport phenomena. His recent work on thecardiac system has attracted worldwide recognitionand collaboration with leading clinics. The wide range
of Professor Sideman’s interests and accomplishments
are possibly best demonstrated by the fact that hiswork has been simultaneously published in the mostrespected engineering journals and in the highly
esteemed medical journals. The range of his work,from theory to practice and from basic physiology
to clinical applications, is a remarkable proof of hisoutstanding talent.
Professor Sideman is well known for his warm andcharming personality.
His many students havebecome his friends, and he has gained many friends
and colleagues while travelling over the world and bybringing visitors and congress participants to Israel.
In the name of all of his colleagues we wish him ahappy 65th birthday and we send greetings to him andhis wife Naomi on this occasion.
S. G. BANKOFF
R. J. GOLDSTEIN
J. P. HARTNETT
G. F. HEWITT
T. F. IRVINE,JR.
A. I. LEONTIEV
F. MAYINGER
D. MOALEM MARON
Y. TAITEL
B. X. WANG
Y. ZVIRIN