James Duderstadt

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James Johnson Duderstadt (born December 5, 1942 in Fort Madison , Iowa ) is an American physicist, reactor technician, and past President of the University of Michigan .

Life

Duderstadt earned his bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1964 and his master's degree in engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1965 , where he received his doctorate in engineering and physics in 1967. In 1968 he moved to the Department of Nuclear Engineering at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor , where he became a full professor in 1975. After serving as Dean in 1981 and Vice President for Academic Affairs from 1986, he was elected President of the University of Michigan in 1988. He held this office until 1996. Building on his experience as university president, he published numerous essays and books on the future development of higher education and the role of universities in the 21st century. He has served on many US government advisory agencies, various scientific academy committees, and advisors in industry and private institutions

Duderstadt worked in the field of statistical mechanics of non-equilibrium states (transport theory), the theory and design of the core and fusion reactors , on the interaction of intense laser and particle beams with plasmas, for inertial confinement fusion ( inertial confinement fusion ) and the Energy Policy and system analysis. He published more than 200 specialist articles and around 30 books.

He has received numerous awards and honors. In 1991 he was awarded the National Medal of Technology and in 2015 he received the Vannevar Bush Award . In 1987 he was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering and in 1993 of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . In 1994 he became a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science .

Fonts (selection)

  • JJ Duderstadt, LJ Hamilton: Nuclear Reactor Analysis . John Wiley, New York 1976, ISBN 978-0-471-22363-4 , pp. 672 .
  • JJ Duderstadt, WR Martin: Transport Theory . John Wiley, New York 1979, ISBN 0-471-04492-X , pp. 613 .
  • JJ Duderstadt, GA Moses: Inertial Confinement Fusion . John Wiley, New York 1982, ISBN 0-471-09050-6 , pp. 347 .
  • JJ Duderstadt: A University for the 21st Century . The University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor 2000, ISBN 0-472-11091-8 .
  • JJ Duderstadt, DE Atkins, D. Van Houweling: Higher Education in the Digital Age: Technology Issues and Strategies for American Colleges and Universities . Rowman & Littlefield Publ., 2002, ISBN 978-1-57356-520-2 , pp. 304 .
  • JJ Duderstadt: The View from the Helm: Leading the American University during an Era of Change . The University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor 2007, ISBN 978-0-472-11590-7 , pp. 400 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Nomination of James Johnson Duderstadt To Be a Member of the National Science Foundation. The American Presidency Project, accessed March 14, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Members: Dr. James J. Duderstadt. National Academy of Engineering, accessed March 14, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter D. (PDF; 575 kB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Accessed March 15, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Duderstadt, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Duderstadt, James Johnson (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American physicist, reactor technician and university president
DATE OF BIRTH December 5, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Fort Madison , Iowa