| Gregory Sivashinsky | |
| Birth Date: | 21 November 1945 |
| Birth Place: | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Field: | Combustion Mathematical physics |
| Work Institutions: | Moscow State University Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Tel Aviv University |
| Alma Mater: | Moscow State University Technion – Israel Institute of Technology |
| Known For: | Kuramoto–Sivashinsky equation Michelson–Sivashinsky equation Joulin–Sivashinsky equation Rakib–Sivashinsky equation |
Gregory I. Sivashinsky (also known as Grisha) is a professor at Tel Aviv University, working in the field of combustion and theoretical physics.[1] [2]
Sivashinsky was born in Moscow to Israel and Tatiana Sivashinsky. He is married to Terry Sivashinsky. He finished his master's degree at Moscow State University in 1967 and worked as a research assistant there until 1971. He emigrated to Israel in 1971. He was a pupil of Grigory Isaakovich Barenblatt and Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich. He completed his PhD at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in 1973 and worked as a lecturer there for two years. He joined Tel Aviv University in 1974 and settled there. He is the recipient of Ya.B. Zeldovich Gold Medal from The Combustion Institute[3] and a fellow of The Combustion Institute.[4]