James Serrin


James Burton Serrin was an American mathematician, and a professor at University of Minnesota.

Life

He graduated from Evanston Township High School in 1944. He then studied engineering and science at Northwestern University in 1944 to 1946 before transferring Western Michigan College, where he a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1947. He received his doctorate from Indiana University Bloomington in 1951 under the supervision of David Gilbarg. From 1954 till 1995, he was on the faculty of the University of Minnesota.

Work

He is known for his contributions to continuum mechanics, nonlinear analysis, and partial differential equations.

Awards and honors

He was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1980.

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