Gerald Young
Professor
Department of Mathematical Sciences
The University of Akron
Akron, Ohio 443254002
(330) 972-5731
FAX: (330) 374-8630

Education                             Professional Experience
Awards                                 Relevant Publications
Other Publications              Recent Collaborations
Advisor and Advisees

Education

Ph.D.  Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics Northwestern University  Evanston, IL
June 1985  Dissertation: "Dynamics and Stability of Flows with Moving Contact Lines".
B.S.  Applied Mathematics  The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio  June 1981.

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Professional Experience

9-85 8-89 Assistant Professor
9-89 9-92 Associate Professor
9-92 Present Professor
                     Department of Mathematical Sciences
                     The University of Akron
                     Akron, Ohio

1-85 8-85 PostDoctoral Fellow
                 Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics
                 Northwestern University
                 Evanston, Illinois

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Awards

1981-1984 National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship.
1989 National Science Foundation Presidential Young
 Investigator Award  Applied Mathematics.
1989, 1993 University of Akron Faculty Recognition Award
1994 University of Akron Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award

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Relavent Publications

1. "Surface Tension Driven Heat, Mass, and Momentum Transport in a TwoDimensional Float Zone", G. W. Young and A. Chait, Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 106 (1990), pp. 445466.
2. "Flow Effects in a Vertical CVD Reactor", G. W. Young, S. I. Hariharan, and R. Carnahan, SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, Vol. 52 (1992), pp. 15091532.
3. "Plasma Carburization of an Axisymmetric Steel Sample", M. Gegick and G. W. Young, SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, Vol. 54 (1994), pp. 877  906.
4. "An Asymptotic Model of the Mold Region in a Continuous Steel Caster", J. DiLellio and G. W. Young, Metallurgical Transactions, Vol. 26b (December 1995), pp. 1225  124 1.
5. "Modeling the timedependent growth of singlecrystal fibers", G. W. Young and J. A. Heminger, Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 178 (1997), pp. 410  421.

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Other Publications

1. "Anistropic Interface Kinetics and Tilted Cells in Unidirectional Solidification," G. W. Young, S. H. Davis, and K. Brattkus. Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 83 (1987), pp. 560571.
2. "Morphological Instabilities in Directional Solidification of a Binary Alloy: End Effects," G. W. Young and S. H. Davis. SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics Vol. 49 (1989), pp. 152164.
3. "Morphological Instability in a Float Zone," L. B. Humphreys, J. A. Heminger, and G. W. Young. Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 100 (1990), pp. 3150.
4. "Modelling of the Edge Defined Film Fed Growth Process", G. W. Young and J. A. Heminger, (Submitted to Journal of Engineering Mathematics).
5. "An Asymptotic Approach to Mathematically Modeling Ohno Continuous Casting of Cored Rods", S. A. Morman and G. W. Young, (Submitted to Journal of Engineering Mathematics).

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Recent Collaborations

None other than those listed in the above publications

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Advisors and Advisees

Advisor - Stephen H. Davis, Northwestern University
Graduate Students  Robert Carnahan, Mary Gegick, Brad Huff, Bin Liu, Pei Qing Luo, Stephanie Morman, Jane Zhang

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