Chia-Kun Chu
Chia-Kun (John) Chu (Chinese: 朱家琨; pinyin: Zhū Jiākūn; August 14, 1927 – January 2, 2023) was a Chinese-American applied mathematician who was the Fu Foundation Professor Emeritus of Applied Mathematics at Columbia University. He had been on Columbia faculty since 1965 and served as the department chairman of applied physics and nuclear engineering three times (1982–1983, 1985–1988, 1995–1997).
Chia-Kun (John) Chu | |
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| Born | August 14, 1927 Shanghai, China |
| Died | January 2, 2023 (aged 95) |
| Alma mater | Chiao-Tung University Cornell University New York University |
| Known for | Computational fluid dynamics |
| Relatives | Z.Y. Fu (brother-in-law) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Applied Mathematics |
| Institutions | General Electric Company Stevens Institute of Technology Pratt Institute New York University Columbia University |
| Doctoral advisor | Kurt Otto Friedrichs |
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