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AbstractImportant DatesOccupationPlacesSubjectsRelationships
PeopleInstitutionsJulian D. Cole
Dates
April 2, 1925 – April 17, 1999
Authorized Form of Name
Cole, Julian D.
Additional Forms of Names
Cole, Julian D., 1925-
Cole, Julian David
Biography
Abstract
Julian Cole was the Margaret Darin Distinguished Professor of Applied Mathematics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1982-1999). His other institutional affiliations included University of California at Los Angeles and California Institute of Technology. His research specialties included aerodynamics and transonic flow.
Important Dates
April 2, 1925Birth, New York (N.Y.).
1944Obtained BME, Cornell University, Ithaca (N.Y.).
1946Obtained MS and AE, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (Calif.).
1949Obtained PhD in Aeronautics and Math, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (Calif.).
1951 – 1968Assistant Professor to Professor of Aeronautics (1951-1963) and Professor of Applied Mechanics (1963-1968), California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (Calif.).
1968 – 1982Professor of Engineering and Mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (Calif.).
1976Member, National Academy of Engineering.
1976Member, National Academy of Sciences.
1982 – 1999Margaret Darin Distinguished Professor of Applied Mathematics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy (N.Y.).
April 17, 1999Death, Troy (N.Y.).
Occupation
Applied mathematician.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Advisors & Collaborators
Lagerstrom, Paco A. (Paco Axel)
PhD advisor at California Institute of Technology, "Problems in Transonic Flow."
Colleagues
Anderson, Carl D. (Carl David), 1905-1991
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Bacher, Robert F. (Robert Fox), 1905-2004
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Barish, B. C. (Barry Clark), 1936-
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
DuBridge, Lee A. (Lee Alvin), 1901-1994
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
DuMond, Jesse W. M. (Jesse William Monroe), 1892-1976
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Epstein, Paul S. (Paul Sophus), 1883-1966
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Feynman, Richard P. (Richard Phillips), 1918-1988
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Gould, Roy W. (Roy Walter), 1927-
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Hellwarth, Robert Willis, 1930-2021
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Both employed at University of California, Los Angeles.
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Liepmann, H. W. (Hans Wolfgang), 1914-
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Millikan, Clark Blanchard, 1903-1966
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Millikan, Robert Andrews, 1868-1953
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Both employed at University of California, Los Angeles.
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Both employed at University of California, Los Angeles.
Tolman, Richard C. (Richard Chace), 1881-1948
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Wu, Theodore Y.-T. (Theodore Yao-tsu)
Both employed at California Institute of Technology.
Institutions
Major Positions
California Institute of Technology. Division of Engineering and Applied Science
Obtained MS and AE in 1946. Professor of Applied Mechanics.
California Institute of Technology. Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy
Obtained PhD (Aeronautics and Math) in 1949. Assistant Professor to Professor of Aeronautics.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Department of Mathematics
Margaret Darin Distinguished Professor of Applied Mathematics.
University of California, Los Angeles. Department of Engineering
Professor of Engineering.
University of California, Los Angeles. Department of Mathematics
Professor of Mathematics.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Cornell University. College of Engineering
Obtained BME in 1944.
National Academy of Engineering
Member.
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.