Russel E. Caflisch (born 29 April 1954)Katle P.M., Nemeh K.H., Schusterbauer N. (eds.) - American Men & Women of Science. Volume 2 (2005) is an American mathematician.

Biography

Caflisch is Director of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at

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(NYU), and a Professor in the Mathematics Department. Russel Edward Caflisch was born in

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. He received his bachelor's degree from Michigan State University in 1975. He earned a master's degree and Ph.D. in Mathematics from the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University. His dissertation was titled "The Fluid Dynamic Limit and Shocks for a Model Boltzmann Equation." (1978) He has also held faculty positions at Stanford and NYU. He has served as PhD advisor for 22 students, with 55 descendants. Up until August 2017, Caflisch was the director of the Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM) and a professor in the Mathematics department, where he also held a joint appointment in the department of Materials Science and Engineering. Caflisch was a founding member of

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(CNSI). Caflisch's expertise includes topics in the field of applied mathematics, including

partial differential equation In mathematics, a partial differential equation (PDE) is an equation which imposes relations between the various partial derivatives of a Multivariable calculus, multivariable function. The function is often thought of as an "unknown" to be sol ...

fluid dynamics In physics and engineering, fluid dynamics is a subdiscipline of fluid mechanics that describes the flow of fluids— liquids and gases. It has several subdisciplines, including ''aerodynamics'' (the study of air and other gases in motion) an ...

, plasma physics, materials science,

Monte Carlo methods Monte Carlo methods, or Monte Carlo experiments, are a broad class of computational algorithms that rely on repeated random sampling to obtain numerical results. The underlying concept is to use randomness to solve problems that might be determini ...

, and computational finance.

Recognition

Caflisch was awarded the Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship in 1975 and a Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship in 1984. He was named a fellow of the

Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) is a professional society dedicated to applied mathematics, computational science, and data science through research, publications, and community. SIAM is the world's largest scientific socie ...

in 2009, the

American Mathematical Society The American Mathematical Society (AMS) is an association of professional mathematicians dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and scholarship, and serves the national and international community through its publications, meetings, ...

in 2012, and the

American Academy of Arts and Sciences The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (abbreviation: AAA&S) is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States. It was founded in 1780 during the American Revolution by John Adams, John Hancock, James Bowdoin, Andrew Oliver, and ...

in 2013. He was elected a member of the

National Academy of Sciences The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization. NAS is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the Nati ...

in April 2019. Caflisch was an invited speaker at

International Congress of Mathematicians The International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) is the largest conference for the topic of mathematics. It meets once every four years, hosted by the International Mathematical Union (IMU). The Fields Medals, the Nevanlinna Prize (to be rename ...

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in 2006, and at the conference Dynamics, Equations and Applications in

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

in 2019.

Personal life

His parents are Edward G. Caflisch and Dorothy G. Caflisch. Russel Caflisch is married to Carol Lynn Meylan.

Books

*''Mathematical Aspects of Vortex Dynamics'' (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 1989)

References

External links

Personal Webpage
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Caflisch, Russel E. 1954 births Living people 20th-century American mathematicians 21st-century American mathematicians University of California, Los Angeles faculty Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences alumni Fellows of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellows of the American Mathematical Society Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences