Michael Shelley (mathematician)
Encyclopedia
Michael J. Shelley is an American
applied mathematician who works on the modeling and simulation of complex systems arising in physics
and biology
. This has included free-boundary problems in fluids and materials science
, singularity
formation in partial differential equations, modeling visual perception
in the primary visual cortex, dynamics of complex
and active fluids, cellular biophysics
, and fluid-structure interaction
problems such as the flapping of flags, stream-lining in nature, and flapping flight. He is also the co-founder and co-director of the Courant Institute's Applied Mathematics Lab.
(USA). He holds a BA in Mathematics from the University of Colorado
(1981) and a PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Arizona
(1985). He was a postdoctoral researcher at Princeton University
, and then joined the faculty of mathematics at the University of Chicago
. In 1992 he joined the Courant Institute of Mathematics
at New York University
where he is the George and Lilian Lyttle Professor of Applied Mathematics. He is also a Professor of Neuroscience (NYU) and Professor of Mechanical Engineering (NYU-Poly).
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
applied mathematician who works on the modeling and simulation of complex systems arising in physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
and biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
. This has included free-boundary problems in fluids and materials science
Materials science
Materials science is an interdisciplinary field applying the properties of matter to various areas of science and engineering. This scientific field investigates the relationship between the structure of materials at atomic or molecular scales and their macroscopic properties. It incorporates...
, singularity
formation in partial differential equations, modeling visual perception
Visual perception
Visual perception is the ability to interpret information and surroundings from the effects of visible light reaching the eye. The resulting perception is also known as eyesight, sight, or vision...
in the primary visual cortex, dynamics of complex
Complex fluids
Complex fluids are binary mixtures that have a coexistence between two phases: solid–liquid , solid–gas , liquid–gas and liquid–liquid . They exhibit unusual mechanical responses to applied stress or strain due to the geometrical constraints that the phase coexistence imposes...
and active fluids, cellular biophysics
Biophysics
Biophysics is an interdisciplinary science that uses the methods of physical science to study biological systems. Studies included under the branches of biophysics span all levels of biological organization, from the molecular scale to whole organisms and ecosystems...
, and fluid-structure interaction
problems such as the flapping of flags, stream-lining in nature, and flapping flight. He is also the co-founder and co-director of the Courant Institute's Applied Mathematics Lab.
Life
Shelley was born in La Junta, ColoradoLa Junta, Colorado
The City of La Junta is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Otero County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 7,568 at the U.S. Census 2000. La Junta is located on the Arkansas River in southeastern Colorado east of Pueblo.-History:During...
(USA). He holds a BA in Mathematics from the University of Colorado
University of Colorado
The University of Colorado system is a system of public universities in Colorado consisting of three universities in four campuses: University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, and University of Colorado Denver in downtown Denver and at the Anschutz Medical Campus in...
(1981) and a PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
(1985). He was a postdoctoral researcher at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, and then joined the faculty of mathematics at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
. In 1992 he joined the Courant Institute of Mathematics
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
The Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences is an independent division of New York University under the Faculty of Arts & Science that serves as a center for research and advanced training in computer science and mathematics...
at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
where he is the George and Lilian Lyttle Professor of Applied Mathematics. He is also a Professor of Neuroscience (NYU) and Professor of Mechanical Engineering (NYU-Poly).
Honors
- 1989 National Science FoundationNational Science FoundationThe National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowship - 1991 National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator
- 1998 Francois Frenkiel Award of the American Physical Society
- 2001 Distinguished Chair of the Pacific Institute of Mathematical Sciences
- 2006 Julian Cole Lectureship, Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics
- 2007 Elected Fellow of the American Physical SocietyAmerican Physical SocietyThe American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
- 2009 Inaugural Fellow of the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics
External links
- http://math.nyu.edu/faculty/shelley/website at CIMSCourant Institute of Mathematical SciencesThe Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences is an independent division of New York University under the Faculty of Arts & Science that serves as a center for research and advanced training in computer science and mathematics...
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