Geoffrey S. S. Ludford

Geoffrey S. S. Ludford
Born
Geoffrey S. S. Ludford

(1928-02-02)February 2, 1928
London, United Kingdom
DiedDecember 11, 1986(1986-12-11) (aged 58)
Ithaca, New York, United States of America
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Harvard University
Scientific career
FieldsFluid dynamics
Combustion
Magnetohydrodynamics
InstitutionsUniversity of Maryland
Cornell University
Thesis Three topics in the mathematical theory of compressible flows  (1951)
Doctoral advisorRichard von Mises
Doctoral studentsJohn D. Buckmaster
Moshe Matalon
Pamela Cook

Geoffrey Stuart Stephen Ludford (February 2, 1928 – December 11, 1986) was an applied mathematician who worked in the field of fluid dynamics, combustion and magnetohydrodynamics.[1][2]

Biography

Geoffrey S. S. Ludford grew up in London. He earned his bachelors degree at the University of Cambridge at the age of 20 in 1948. He started his graduate studies at Cambridge with Leslie Howarth, however moved to Harvard University to work under the supervision of Richard von Mises. He obtained his doctoral degree in 1951 at the age of 23 under the supervision of von Mises, although all his degree were still conferred from the University of Cambridge. After this, he joined the faculty of University of Maryland. In 1961, he moved to Cornell University.[3]

Books

Geoffrey S. S. Ludford completed Richard von Mises book on compressible flow following the death of the latter, along with the help of Hilda Geiringer, a mathematician and the wife of Richard von Mises. His published books are

  • Richard von Mises, Hilda Geiringer, G. S. S. Ludford (1958). Mathematical theory of compressible fluid flow. Academic press. ISBN 978-0486439419.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • John D. Buckmaster, G. S. S. Ludford (1982). Theory of laminar flames. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521091923.
  • John D. Buckmaster, G. S. S. Ludford (1983). Lectures on mathematical combustion. SIAM. ISBN 978-0898711868.
  • G. S. S. Ludford (Eds) (1986). Reacting flows: Combustion and chemical reactors Part 1. American Mathematical Society. ISBN 978-0821811276.
  • G. S. S. Ludford (Eds) (1986). Reacting flows: Combustion and chemical reactors Part 2. American Mathematical Society. ISBN 978-0821811283.

Awards and honours

The NATO advanced research workshop titled Colloque sur la Modélisation Mathématique en Combustion et ses Applications, was conducted in 1986 in Lyon in honor of Geoffrey S. S. Ludford. The workshop contributions are published in a book by Springer in 1988.[4] Some of Geoffrey's awards include

References

  1. ^ Buckmaster, J. D. (1988). Reminiscences on the Life and Work of GSS Ludford. In Mathematical Modeling in Combustion and Related Topics (pp. 1-7). Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands.
  2. ^ "William R. Sears, (1987). Obituary—Geoffrey SS Ludford. Physica D, 26(1-3), 7-8".
  3. ^ "Philip J. Holmes, Sidney Leibovich, P. C. Tobias de Boer (1986), Geoffrey Stuart Stephen Ludford".
  4. ^ Brauner, Claude-Michel; Schmidt-Lainé, Claudine, eds. (September 23, 1988). "Mathematical Modeling in Combustion and Related Topics". SpringerLink. doi:10.1007/978-94-009-2770-4.