Jerald Ericksen | |
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Born | Jerald LaVerne Ericksen December 20, 1924 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
Died | June 11, 2021 | (aged 96)
Alma mater | Indiana University |
Known for | Ericksen number Ericksen–Leslie theory Doyle-Ericksen formula Rivlin–Ericksen tensor |
Awards | ISIMM Prize (2010) Timoshenko Medal (1979) Bingham Medal (1968) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Continuum mechanics Liquid crystals |
Institutions | Johns Hopkins University University of Minnesota |
Thesis | Some Geometrical Problems Connected with Ideal Gas Flows (1950) |
Doctoral advisor | David Gilbarg |
Doctoral students | Constantine 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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