Jerald Ericksen
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.