Bruce A. Finlayson
Encyclopedia
Bruce A. Finlayson is an American chemical engineer
and applied mathematician. He is currently the Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering
at the University of Washington
, USA. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering
(NAE). He is known for his contribution to chemical engineering in general and for the development and application of computational methods
engineering problems in particular.
in 1961 and 1963 respectively and Ph.D. degree from the University of Minnesota
in 1965; all in chemical engineering. He served for two years as a Lieutenant
in the United States Navy
, working at the United States Naval Research Laboratory
in Washington, D.C.
Chemical engineer
In the field of engineering, a chemical engineer is the profession in which one works principally in the chemical industry to convert basic raw materials into a variety of products, and deals with the design and operation of plants and equipment to perform such work...
and applied mathematician. He is currently the Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering
Chemical engineering
Chemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with physical science , and life sciences with mathematics and economics, to the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms...
at the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
, USA. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering
National Academy of Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering is a government-created non-profit institution in the United States, that was founded in 1964 under the same congressional act that led to the founding of the National Academy of Sciences...
(NAE). He is known for his contribution to chemical engineering in general and for the development and application of computational methods
Numerical analysis
Numerical analysis is the study of algorithms that use numerical approximation for the problems of mathematical analysis ....
engineering problems in particular.
Career
Finlayson received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Rice UniversityRice University
William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
in 1961 and 1963 respectively and Ph.D. degree from the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
in 1965; all in chemical engineering. He served for two years as a Lieutenant
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
in the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
, working at the United States Naval Research Laboratory
United States Naval Research Laboratory
The United States Naval Research Laboratory is the corporate research laboratory for the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps and conducts a program of scientific research and development. NRL opened in 1923 at the instigation of Thomas Edison...
in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
Books authored
- The Method of Weighted Residuals and Variational Principles, Academic Press (1972). ISBN 978-0122570506.
- Nonlinear Analysis in Chemical Engineering, McGraw-Hill, (1980). ISBN 978-0070209152.
- Numerical Methods for Problems with Moving Fronts, Ravenna Park Publishing, (1992). ISBN 978-0963176509.
- Introduction to Chemical Engineering Computing, Wiley-Interscience, (2006). ISBN 978-0471740629.