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Archival as SubjectPublished as AuthorJoel Louis Lebowitz
Dates
May 10, 1930 – present
Authorized Form of Name
Lebowitz, Joel Louis, 1930-
Additional Forms of Names
Lebowitz, J. L. (Joel Louis), 1930-
Lebowitz, Joel L. (Joel Louis), 1930-
Biography
Abstract
Joel Louis Lebowitz is George William Hill Professor of Mathematics and Physics at Rutgers University, New Brunswick (1977-present). Other institutional affiliations include Yeshiva University and Stevens Institute of Technology. His research interests include statistical mechanics and mathematical physics.
Important Dates
May 10, 1930Birth (Taceva, Czechoslovakia), Tiachev (Ukraine).
1952Obtained BS, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.).
1955Obtained MS, Syracuse University, Syracuse (N.Y.).
1956Obtained PhD in Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse (N.Y.).
1956 – 1957National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Fellow, Yale University.
1957 – 1959Assistant Professor of Physics, Stevens Institute of Technology.
1957 – 1977Assistant Professor to Professor, Yeshiva University.
1975 – presentEditor-in-Chief, Journal of Statistical Physics, Springer-Verlag.
1977 – presentDirector, Center for Mathematical Sciences Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick (N.J.).
1977 – presentGeorge William Hill Professor of Mathematics and Physics, Rutgers University, New Brunswick (N.J.).
1980Member, National Academy of Sciences.
1984 – 1987Member, Advisory Board, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara.
1985 – 1987President, International Union for Pure and Applied Physics.
Occupation
Mathematical physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Advisors & Collaborators
Advised by Lebowitz at Yeshiva University, "Ergodic Theory in Statistical Mechanics," and both employed at Rutgers University.
Bergmann, Peter Gabriel
PhD advisor at University of Syracuse, "Statistical Mechanics of Nonequilibrium Processes."
Dürr, Detlef
Advised by Lebowitz at Rutgers University.
Maes, Christian
Advised by Lebowitz at Rutgers University.
Colleagues
Both employed at Rutgers University.
Both employed at Yale University.
Both employed at Rutgers University.
Both employed at Rutgers University.
Both employed at Rutgers University.
Both employed at Yale University.
Both employed at Rutgers University.
Kruskal, Martin D. (Martin David), 1925-2006
Both employed at Rutgers University.
Both employed at Rutgers University.
Both employed at Rutgers University.
Both employed at Rutgers University.
Both employed at Rutgers University.
Both employed at Yale University.
Both employed at Rutgers University.
Both employed at Rutgers University.
Both employed at Rutgers University.
Additional
Rothstein, Jerome, 1918-
Institutions
Major Positions
Rutgers University. Department of Mathematics
George William Hill Professor of Mathematics, and Director, Center for Mathematical Sciences Research.
Rutgers University. Department of Physics and Astronomy
George William Hill Professor of Physics.
Springer-Verlag
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Statistical Physics.
Stevens Institute of Technology
Assistant Professor of Physics.
Yeshiva University. Department of Physics
Assistant Professor to Professor.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Brooklyn College. Department of Physics
Obtained BS (1952).
International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
President.
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
Syracuse University. Department of Physics
Obtained MS (1955) and PhD in Physics (1956).
University of California, Santa Barbara. Institute for Theoretical Physics
Member, Advisory Board.
Yale University. Physics Department
National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Fellow.
Resources
Archival Resources
Subject
Jerome Rothstein papers, 1955-1974.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Published Resources
Author
Fourth International Conference on Collective Phenomena / edited by Joel L. Lebowitz.