Andrew Majda
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Andrew Joseph Majda is an American
United States
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 mathematician and the Morse Professor of Arts and Sciences at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
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 of New York University
New York University
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. He is known for his theoretical contributions to partial differential equation
Partial differential equation
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s as well as his applied contributions to diverse areas including shock waves
Shock Waves
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, combustion
Combustion
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, incompressible flow
Incompressible flow
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, vortex dynamics, and atmospheric sciences
Atmospheric sciences
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. Majda is listed as an ISI highly cited researcher
ISI highly cited researcher
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 in mathematics.

Career

Born in East Chicago, Indiana
East Chicago, Indiana
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, Majda received a B.S. degree in mathematics from Purdue University
Purdue University
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 in 1970. He then received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mathematics from Stanford University
Stanford University
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 in 1971 and 1973, respectively. His Ph.D. thesis advisor was Ralph S. Phillips
Ralph S. Phillips
Ralph Saul Phillips was an American mathematician and academic known for his contribution to functional analysis, scattering theory, and servomechanisms. He served as a Professor of mathematics at Stanford University...

. He began his scientific career as an Instructor at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences from 1973 to 1975. Prior to returning to the Courant Institute in 1994, he held professorships at Princeton University
Princeton University
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 during 1984-1994, the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
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 during 1978-1984, and the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
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 during 1976-1978. At Courant Institute, Majda has been instrumental in setting up the "Center for Atmosphere Ocean Science" which aims to promote cross-disciplinary research with modern applied mathematics in climate modeling and prediction.

Honors and awards

  • Honorary Doctorate of Science and Honorary Professor, Fudan University
    Fudan University
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    , Shanghai, China - 2008
  • Medal of the College de France - 2007
  • The New York City Mayor’s Award for Excellence in Mathematical, Physical, and Engineering Sciences - 2004
  • Honorary Doctorate of Science, Purdue University
    Purdue University
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     - 2000
  • Gibbs Lecturer of the American Mathematical Society
    American Mathematical Society
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     - 1995
  • National Academy of Sciences Prize in Applied Mathematics and Numerical Analysis - 1992
  • John von Neumann Award of SIAM
    Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
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     - 1990
  • Medal of the College de France - 1982


Majda is a member of National Academy of Sciences
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, American Mathematical Society
American Mathematical Society
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, American Physical Society
American Physical Society
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, and Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics was founded by a small group of mathematicians from academia and industry who met in Philadelphia in 1951 to start an organization whose members would meet periodically to exchange ideas about the uses of mathematics in industry. This meeting led...

.

Books

  • Vorticity and Incompressible Flow with Andrea L. Bertozzi, Cambridge University Press
    Cambridge University Press
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    , 2008.

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