Background
Grau, Albert A. was born in 1918 in Switzerland. Came to United States, 1926, naturalized, 1938. Son of Albert G. and Martha (Koehler) Grau.
Grau, Albert A. was born in 1918 in Switzerland. Came to United States, 1926, naturalized, 1938. Son of Albert G. and Martha (Koehler) Grau.
Bachelor of Science with distinction and honors in Math, University Michigan, 1940. Master of Science, University Michigan, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy in Math, University Michigan, 1944.
Fellow University Michigan, 1941-1944, instructor, 1944-1945, Horce H. Rackham postdoctoral fellow, 1944-1945. Member Institute Advanced Study, 1944-1945. Instructor Drake University, 1945-1946.
Assistant professor University Kentucky, 1946-1947. Associate professor University Alabama, 1947-1948. University Oklahoma, 1948-1956.
Senior mathematician Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1956-1963. Professor Northwestern University, 1963-1986, professor emeritus, since 1986. Consultant Argonne National Laboratory, since 1966.
Lecturer George Washington University, 1947, University Tennessee, 1957-1960.
Board directors Grace Institute Bible, Oklahoma City, 1951-1952, Swiss Benevolent Society Chicago, 1973-1985. Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, Association Computing Machinery, Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Doris Teague, June 15, 1965. 1 child, Doris Anne.