J. Kim Vandiver, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetJ. Kim Vandiver
American academic
Date of Birth: 04-Dec-1945
Place of Birth: Yakima, Washington, United States
Profession: academic
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About J. Kim Vandiver
- J.
- Kim Vandiver (born December 4, 1945) is an American university professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
- Vandiver is the dean of undergraduate research and a professor of Mechanical and Ocean Engineering.
- He is one of the foremost authorities on the dynamics of offshore structures and flow-induced vibration and is a member of the faculty of the MIT-WHOI joint program in Oceanography/Applied Ocean Science and Engineering.Vandiver is also founder and director of the Edgerton Center at MIT, named after and honoring Dr.
- Harold Edgerton, which was started in 1992 to provide resources for students doing hands-on educational projects, including some in developing countries.
- He is the director of MIT's Office of Experiential Learning.He is known for some early work he did with Schlieren photography.
- One of his photos, "Bullet through Flame", is at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas.
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