Professor
Jerry Paul Gollub
Haverford College
Physicist; Educator
Area
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Specialty
Physics
Elected
1992
Research centers on nonlinear physics, condensed matter, and fluid dynamics. He has done extensive studies of pattern formation, nonlinear and chaotic dynamics, and mixing in systems such as: hydrodynamic waves, granular materials, convecting and rotating fluids, film flows, and two-dimensional stratified fluids. He has written a textbook in nonlinear dynamics, and has co-chaired an NRC study of advanced secondary science and mathematics education.
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