Lee Segel | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | MIT |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Applied mathematics |
Institutions | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Weizmann Institute of Science |
Doctoral advisor | C. C. Lin |
Lee Aaron Segel (5 February 1932 – 31 January 2005) was an American applied mathematician primarily at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the Weizmann Institute of Science.[1] He is particularly known for his work in the spontaneous appearance of order in convection, slime molds and chemotaxis.