Nguyễn Xuân Vinh
Nguyễn Xuân Vinh (January 1, 1930 – July 23, 2022) was a Vietnamese-American aerospace scientist and educator. Vinh was Professor Emeritus of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan, where he taught for nearly thirty years. His seminal work on the guidance, dynamics and optimal control of space vehicles and their interaction with the atmosphere played a fundamental role in space exploration and technological development.
Nguyễn Xuân Vinh | |
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| Born | January 1, 1930 Yên Bái, Tonkin Protectorate (now Vietnam) |
| Died | July 23, 2022 (aged 92) Costa Mesa, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Nguyen Xuan Vinh |
| Alma mater | |
| Awards | Dirk Brouwer Award (2006) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Geometrical studies of orbital transfer problems (1965) |
| Doctoral advisor | Adolf Busemann |
| Doctoral students | |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | France South Vietnam United States |
| Service/ | Republic of Vietnam Air Force |
| Rank | Colonel, Air Commander |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
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