Ronald E. Mickens

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Ronald Elbert Mickens
Born (1943-02-07) February 7, 1943 (age 81)
Petersburg, Virginia, United States
NationalityAmerican
EducationFisk University, Vanderbilt University
Alma materFisk University
Known forScattering theory, Nonlinear oscillations, Difference equations, NSFD Schemes, Generalized trigonometric functions, History of science, Mathematical biology
ChildrenJames Mickens[1]
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics Applied mathematics
InstitutionsClark Atlanta University, Fisk University
Thesis Branch Points in the Complex Angular Momentum Plane
Doctoral advisorWendell G. Holladay

Ronald Elbert Mickens (born February 7, 1943) is an American physicist and mathematician who is the

nonlinear dynamics and mathematical modeling, including modeling epidemiology. He also has an interest in the history of science and has written on the history of black scientists.[2][3] He is a fellow of the American Physical Society[3][4] and served as the historian of the National Society of Black Physicists.[5] He has made significant contributions to the theory of nonlinear oscillations[6][7] and numerical analysis.[8][9]

Early life and education

Ronald Elbert Mickens was born February 7, 1943, in

MIT.[3][10] His studies at Vanderbilt were supported by fellowships from the Danforth Foundation and the Woodrow Wilson Foundation.[11] Continuing his research efforts, he received a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship to investigate elementary particle physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[11]

Academic career

Mickens returned to Fisk University as a faculty member in 1970 and later worked at the

Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, from which he was recruited to what was then Atlanta University in 1981. He became a Callaway Professor in 1986.[3][10] Mickens was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1999, with the citation "For his sustained service to the physics community and his original contributions on the applications of mathematics to the study of physical systems."[12][13]

Ronald Mickens and Carlos Castillo-Chavez
Ronald Mickens and Carlos Castillo-Chavez

Mickens is

Nobel laureate in physics Abdus Salam to encourage collaboration between African and American physicists, where he continues to serve as a council member.[16][15] Mickens' work earned him recognition by Mathematically Gifted & Black as a Black History Month 2017 Honoree.[17]

Mickens' papers are held by the Amistad Research Center at Tulane University.[14]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "James Mickens and his father, Ronald Mickens, after James received his PhD in Computer Science Mickens Ronald G4". Ronald E. Mickens Collection, American Institute of Physics. 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  2. ^ Giles, Jennifer (2009). "Perspectives on the Importance of Research: A Conversation with Distinguished Fuller E. Callaway Professor: Dr. Ronald Mickens" (PDF). Clark Atlanta Magazine. No. Fall. pp. 14–16. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d Jones, Autumn Arnett (2009). "Biographical Sketch of Dr. Ronald Mickens" (PDF). Clark Atlanta Magazine. No. Fall. p. 15. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  4. ISBN 978-0-8218-9862-8
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  5. ^ a b c d Williams, Scott W. "Ronald E. Mickens". Mathematicians of the African Diaspora. The Mathematics Department of The State University of New York at Buffalo. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  6. ISBN 9810222920
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  7. ISBN 978-981-4291-65-1
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  8. ISBN 9810214588
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  9. ISBN 981-256-404-7
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  10. ^ a b c d e f "Ronald Mickens". The HistoryMakers. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
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    ISBN 9780195160192
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  12. ^ "Dr. Ronald E. Mickens". Edward Bouchet Abdus Salam Institute. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  13. ^ "APS Fellow Archive". American Physical Society. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  14. ^ a b Perkins Smith, Jessica. "Opening of Ronald E. Mickens Papers Highlights Amistad's STEM Collections". Amistad Research Center. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  15. ^ a b "Appointments" (PDF). Edward Bouchet Abdus Salam Institute. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  16. ^ "EBASI Executive Body: American Council Members". Edward Bouchet Abdus Salam Institute. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  17. ^ "Ronald Mickens". Mathematically Gifted & Black.

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Archival collections

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