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Archival as AuthorArchival as SubjectPublished as SubjectHarold Grad
Dates
January 14, 1923 – November 17, 1986
Authorized Form of Name
Grad, Harold, 1923-
Biography
Abstract
Harold Grad was Professor of Mathematics at New York University (1948-1986). His research interests included kinetic theory and statistical mechanics.
Important Dates
January 14, 1923Birth, New York (N.Y.).
1943Obtained BEE, Cooper Union, New York (N.Y.).
1945Obtained MS, New York University, New York (N.Y.).
1948Obtained PhD in Applied Mathematics, New York University, New York (N.Y.).
1948 – 1986Associate Professor (1948-1957); Director, Magneto-Fluid Dynamics Division (1956-1980); and Professor of Mathematics (1957-1986), Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, New York (N.Y.).
1964 – 1967Member, Advisory Committee for Fusion Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
1970Member, National Academy of Sciences.
1974 – 1977Member, Advisory Committee for Fusion Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
1986Awarded James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics, American Physical Society.
November 17, 1986Death.
Occupation
Mathematical physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Advisors & Collaborators
PhD advisor at New York University on the kinetic theory of rarefied gases and both employed at New York University.
Colleagues
Both employed at New York University.
Friedrichs, K. O. (Kurt Otto), 1901-1983
Both employed at New York University.
Both employed at New York University.
Kraichnan, Robert H., 1928-2008
Both employed at New York University.
Both employed at New York University.
Both employed at New York University.
Both employed at New York University.
Additional
Bromberg, Joan Lisa
Institutions
Major Positions
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Obtained MS (1945) and PhD in Applied Mathematics (1948). Associate Professor; Director, Magneto-Fluid Dynamics Division; and Professor of Mathematics.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Receive 1986 James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics.
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Obtained BEE (1943).
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Member, Advisory Committee for Fusion Energy.
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
Harold Grad papers, 1950-1986.
Archives. Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
New York University
70 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012, USA
Subject
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA