Background

Lavenda, Bernard Howard was born on September 18, 1945 in New York City. Son of Nathan and Selma (Dubnow) Lavenda.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Clark University, 1966. Master of Science, Weizmann Institute, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, Free University Brussels, 1970.

Career

Professor University Pisa, Italy, 1972—1973, University Naples, Italy, 1975—1980, University Camerino, Italy, since 1980. Consultant TEMA, Bologna, Italy, 1978—1984, Nuovo Pignone, Firenze, Italy, 1972—1973. Visiting professor Institute de Fisica University Federal de Rio Grande do Sul, 1986.

Associate science International Center Theoretical Biology, Venice, 1987—1992. Founding member International Center Thermodynamics, 1992—1993. Science coordinator European Thermodynamics Network, 1992—1996.

Science director National Center Research Thermodynamics, 1996—1997.

Achievements

• Bernard Howard Lavenda has been listed as a notable chemical physics educator, scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Nonequilibrium Statistical Thermodynamics

    (Using the mathematical theory of Brownian motion, this bo...)

  • Statistical Physics: A Probabilistic Approach

    (Offers a new, probabilistic approach to statistical mecha...)

  • Statistical Physics: A Probabilistic Approach by Lavenda, Bernard H. (1991) Hardcover
  • Thermodynamics of Extremes

Membership

Fellow Royal Society Chemistry. Member American Mathematics Society.

Interests

• Chess.

Connections

Married Fanny Malka Lavenda, March 6, 1973. Children: Marlene Allyn, Jason Isaac.

Father:

Nathan Lavenda

Mother:

Selma (Dubnow) Lavenda

Spouse:

Fanny Malka Lavenda

child:

Jason Isaac Lavenda

child:

Marlene Allyn Lavenda