Roland Glowinski
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Roland Glowinski is French
-American
mathematician
. He obtained his PhD in 1970 from Jacques-Louis Lions
and is known for his work in applied mathematics
, in particular numerical solution and applications of partial differential equations and variational inequalities
. He is member of the French Academy of Sciences
and since 1985 has held an endowed chair at the University of Houston
. Roland has written many books on the subject of mathematics. He is currently a resident of Houston.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
-American
United States
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mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
. He obtained his PhD in 1970 from Jacques-Louis Lions
Jacques-Louis Lions
Jacques-Louis Lions ForMemRS was a French mathematician who made contributions to the theory of partial differential equations and to stochastic control, among other areas. He received the SIAM's John Von Neumann prize in 1986. Lions is listed as an ISI highly cited researcher.-Biography:After...
and is known for his work in applied mathematics
Applied mathematics
Applied mathematics is a branch of mathematics that concerns itself with mathematical methods that are typically used in science, engineering, business, and industry. Thus, "applied mathematics" is a mathematical science with specialized knowledge...
, in particular numerical solution and applications of partial differential equations and variational inequalities
Variational inequality
In mathematics, a variational inequality is an inequality involving a functional, which has to be solved for all the value of a given variable, belonging usually to a convex set...
. He is member of the French Academy of Sciences
French Academy of Sciences
The French Academy of Sciences is a learned society, founded in 1666 by Louis XIV at the suggestion of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to encourage and protect the spirit of French scientific research...
and since 1985 has held an endowed chair at the University of Houston
University of Houston
The University of Houston is a state research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, it is Texas's third-largest university with nearly 40,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of...
. Roland has written many books on the subject of mathematics. He is currently a resident of Houston.