Biography:John David Crawford
John David Crawford (1954–1998) was a professor at the University of Pittsburgh.[1] He obtained his undergraduate degree with honors from Princeton University in 1977 and his Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley in 1983.[1]
An internationally recognized researcher in theoretical physics, he specialized in plasma physics and nonlinear dynamics.[2] His broad physical insight and deep knowledge of mathematics enabled him to make profound contributions in dynamical systems.[2] He published more than 80 research papers and wrote a landmark review on bifurcation theory.[3] Apart from his research, he was a passionate mountain climber. He died on August 23, 1998 of Burkitt's lymphoma, a form of lymph cancer.[1]
In 2001, SIAM's Activity Group in Dynamical Systems established the J.D. Crawford Prize, which is now the world's top award in dynamical systems.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "John David Crawford ’77". Princeton Alumni Weekly. June 9, 1999. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222153831/https://paw.princeton.edu/memorials/43/28/index.xml. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Knobloch, Edgar (October 1998). "1954–1998". Dynamical Systems Magazine. http://www.dynamicalsystems.org/ag/pr/getfile?item=1102.
- ↑ Crawford, John David (1 October 1991). "Introduction to bifurcation theory". Reviews of Modern Physics (American Physical Society) 63 (4): 991–1037. doi:10.1103/revmodphys.63.991. Bibcode: 1991RvMP...63..991C.
- ↑ "J.D. Crawford Prize (SIAG/Dynamical Systems)". SIAM. https://www.siam.org/prizes/sponsored/crawford.php. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
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