Background
Hanson, Floyd Bliss was born on March 9, 1939 in Brooklyn. Son of Charles Keld and Violet Ellen (Bliss) Hanson.
biologist scientist applied mathematician
Hanson, Floyd Bliss was born on March 9, 1939 in Brooklyn. Son of Charles Keld and Violet Ellen (Bliss) Hanson.
Bachelor of Science, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio, 1962. Master of Science, Brown University, Providence, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, Brown University, Providence, 1968.
Space technician Convair Astronautics, San Diego, 1961. Applied mathematician Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1961. Physicist Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, 1962.
Associate research scientist Courant Institute, New York City, 1967—1969. Assistant professor University Illinois, Chicago, 1969-1975, associate professor, 1975-1983, professor, 1983—2005, associate director Laboratory for Advanced Computing, 1990—2005, associate director Laboratory for Control & Information, 1993—2005, professor emeritus, since 2005. Faculty research participant Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, 1985-1987, faculty research leave, 1987-1988, research associate, since 1988.
Visiting professor division applied mathematics Brown University, 1994. Visiting faculty School Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 1995. Visiting professor stochastics Indian Institute Science, Bangalore, India, 2007, visiting professor finance mathematics program, University Chicago, 2009-2010.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (technical committee on control education appointment since 2002), Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Computer Society of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Control Systems Society of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Resource Modeling Association.
Married Ethel Louisa Hutchins, July 27, 1962. 1 child, Lisa Kirsten.