Charles F. Van Loan

Charles Francis Van Loan is a professor of computer science and the Joseph C. Ford Professor of Engineering at Cornell University,^[1] known for his expertise in numerical analysis, especially matrix computations.^[2]

Biography

Originally from New Jersey, Van Loan attended the University of Michigan, where he obtained his B.S. (1969), M.A. (1970), and Ph.D (1973), all in mathematics (with the B.S. in applied mathematics).^[3] His PhD dissertation was entitled "Generalized Singular Values with Algorithms and Applications" and his thesis adviser was Cleve Moler.^[4] Following a postdoctorate at the University of Manchester, he joined the Department of Computer Science at Cornell University in 1975, and served as the Department Chair from 1999 to 2006.^[5]

Van Loan ran the Computer Science Graduate Program from 1982-1987 at Cornell and was the Director of the Undergraduate Studies from 1994–1998 and 1999-2003.^[6] He was awarded the Ford chair in 1998.^[1] He held the position of chairman from July 1999 to June 2006. Van Loan won the Robert Paul Advising Award in 1998, and the James and Martha D. McCormick Advising Award in 2003.^[7] Other awards Van Loan won include the Merrill Scholar Faculty Impact Award in 1998 and 2009 and the James and Mary Tien Teaching Award, College of Engineering in 2009.^[8] He is also known to have a pair of purple signature Nike Air Jordans.

Books

Van Loan's best known book is Matrix Computations, 3/e (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996, ISBN 978-0-8018-5414-9), written with Gene H. Golub. He is also the author of Handbook for Matrix Computations (SIAM, 1988, ISBN 0-89871-227-0), Computational Frameworks for the Fast Fourier Transform (SIAM, 1992, ISBN 0-89871-285-8), Introduction to Computational Science and Mathematics (Jones and Bartlett, 1996, ISBN 0-86720-473-7), and Introduction to Scientific Computation: A Matrix-Vector Approach Using MATLAB (2nd ed., Prentice-Hall, 1999, ISBN 0-13-949157-0). His latest book is Insight Through Computing: A MATLAB Introduction to Computational Science and Engineering (SIAM, 2009, ISBN 978-0-898716-91-7) written with K-Y Daisy Fan.^[9]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Cornell CS Annual Report 1998-1999.
2. ^ SIAM Fellowship Acknowledgement.
3. ^ Cornell Chronicle: Charles Van Loan named chair of computer science.
4. ^ Mathematics Genealogy Project: Charles Francis Van Loan.
5. ^ SIAM Visiting Lecturer Bio: Professor Charles Van Loan.
6. ^ http://www.cs.cornell.edu/cv/biographical.htm
7. ^ Awards given to Cornell CS faculty members and researchers.
8. ^ http://www.cs.cornell.edu/cv/Vita.htm
9. ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/0898716918

External links

• Home page at Cornell University

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