Joseph Oliger

Joseph Oliger
Born(1941-09-03)September 3, 1941
DiedAugust 28, 2005(2005-08-28) (aged 63)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Colorado Boulder, Uppsala University
Scientific career
FieldsComputer science
InstitutionsStanford University
Doctoral advisorHeinz-Otto Kreiss
Doctoral studentsMargot Gerritsen
Other notable studentsTony F. Chan
Nick Trefethen

Joseph E. Oliger (September 3, 1941 – August 28, 2005) was an American computer scientist and professor at Stanford University. Oliger was the co-founder of the Science in Computational and Mathematical Engineering degree program at Stanford, and served as the director of the Research Institute for Advanced Computer Science.