Björn Engquist
Swedish mathematician (born 1945) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Björn Engquist (also Bjorn Engquist; born 2 June 1945 in Stockholm) has been a leading contributor in the areas of multiscale modeling and scientific computing, and a productive educator of applied mathematicians.
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Björn Engquist | |
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Born | (1945-06-02) 2 June 1945 (age 78) |
Alma mater | University of Uppsala |
Known for | Essentially Non-Oscillatory schemes Multiscale modeling |
Awards | George David Birkhoff Prize (2012) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Applied mathematics |
Institutions | University of California, Los Angeles Princeton University University of Texas at Austin |
Doctoral advisor | Heinz-Otto Kreiss |
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