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]

  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".