Jerald Ericksen

Jerald Ericksen
Born
Jerald LaVerne Ericksen

(1924-12-20)December 20, 1924
DiedJune 11, 2021(2021-06-11) (aged 96)
Alma materIndiana University
Known forEricksen number
Ericksen–Leslie theory
Doyle-Ericksen formula
Rivlin–Ericksen tensor
AwardsISIMM Prize (2010)
Timoshenko Medal (1979)
Bingham Medal (1968)
Scientific career
FieldsContinuum mechanics
Liquid crystals
InstitutionsJohns Hopkins University
University of Minnesota
ThesisSome Geometrical Problems Connected with Ideal Gas Flows (1950)
Doctoral advisorDavid Gilbarg
Doctoral studentsConstantine Dafermos
Romesh Batra
Richard D. James

Jerald LaVerne Ericksen (December 20, 1924 – June 11, 2021) was an American mathematician specializing in continuum mechanics.


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