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561:(APS), 1993, "for innovations using cutting edge computers to model and explain important physical mechanisms involving fluid dynamics, chemistry, and nonequilibrium material properties in complex reacting flows ranging from laboratory to astrophysical systems."
384:(AIAA), "the highest distinction conferred by AIAA, … granted to preeminent individuals who have had long and highly contributory careers in aerospace, and embody the highest possible standards in aeronautics and astronautics." She is a Fellow of the
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Elaine Surick is the daughter of Herman E. Surick and the stepdaughter of Doris
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transport processes as well as chemical kinetics) and
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