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Princeton University: Roy Jackson, Titan of Fluid Mechanics, Dies at 94
August 22, 2026
PRINCETON, New Jersey, Aug. 22 -- Princeton University issued the following news:

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Roy Jackson, titan of fluid mechanics, dies at 94

By Scott Lyon, Office of Engineering Communications

Princeton professor Roy Jackson, who applied mathematical rigor to the study of flowing mixtures to shape a new era of chemical engineering, died on July 20. He was 94.

Jackson, the Class of 1950 Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, Eme . . .

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