Svitlana Winnikow | |
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Born | Swetlana Redtko-Redtschenko August 14, 1919 |
Died | October 28, 1981 62) Marshfield, Wisconsin | (aged
Education | University of Zagreb (BS) Graz University of Technology (MS) University of Illinois (PhD) |
Occupation(s) | Professor, engineer |
Spouse | Mistislaw Winnikow |
Svitlana Winnikow (14 August 1919 - 28 October 1981, born Swetlana Redtko-Redtschenko) [1] was an engineer in Austria, Australia, and Canada before arriving in America in 1960. She was the first woman professor of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics at Michigan Technological University and the area director providing leadership for undergraduate and graduate programs for the energy thermo-fluids research group. [2]
Winnikow graduated from universities in the former Yugoslavia and Austria before becoming the first woman to earn a PhD in Engineering at the University of Illinois where she was a member of the local Scientific Research Honor Society, Sigma Xi. [3]
Her engineering experience included working for a consulting bureau in Austria and Department of Public Works in Australia. Winnikow's professional memberships included: Association of Professional Engineers of Alberta, Canada, Engineering Institute of Canada, American Association of University Professors, University of Illinois Alumni Association, and American Society of Mechanical Engineers. [2]
She became a professor at Michigan Technological University in 1967 teaching fluid mechanics and thermodynamics. Shortly after her death in 1981, Michigan Technological University adopted a Special Tribute for her service and honored her request to apply $150,000 of her personal assets toward funding an endowed fellowship to graduate students studying thermo-fluid mechanics. [2]
Winnikow's early research involved diesel engine design before arriving at Michigan Technological University to lead research efforts on experimental and analytical fluid mechanics. [2]
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