Sheila Widnall
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Sheila Widnall is an American aerospace engineer and educator who became the first woman to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Air Force and is renowned for her contributions to fluid dynamics and aviation safety.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sheila Widnall canonical | 4 |
| Sheila E. Widnall | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
academic
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aerospace engineer ⓘ educator ⓘ government official ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| areaOfExpertise |
aerodynamics
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aircraft wake turbulence ⓘ vortex dynamics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
membership in the National Academy of Engineering
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membership in the National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| employer | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| familyName | Widnall ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aerospace engineering
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aviation safety ⓘ fluid dynamics ⓘ |
| fullName |
Sheila Widnall
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surface form:
Sheila E. Widnall
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| givenName | Sheila ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
aeronautics and astronautics
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mechanical engineering ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for women in engineering
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leadership in aerospace policy ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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National Academy of Engineering ⓘ National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first woman to head a branch of the U.S. armed forces
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first woman to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Air Force ⓘ |
| notableFor |
research on aeroelasticity
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research on fluid mechanics of aircraft wakes ⓘ research on turbulence ⓘ |
| notableRole |
leader in aviation safety research
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role model for women in STEM ⓘ |
| notableWork | research on stability of vortex flows ⓘ |
| occupation |
engineer
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government administrator ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Secretary of the Air Force ⓘ
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Secretary of the United States Air Force
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workInstitution | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Sheila E. Widnall