Background
Byrne, George Dennis was born on June 15, 1933 in Earlham, Iowa, United States. Son of Alphonsus Dennis and Mary Maurine (Bricker) Byrne.
Byrne, George Dennis was born on June 15, 1933 in Earlham, Iowa, United States. Son of Alphonsus Dennis and Mary Maurine (Bricker) Byrne.
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Creighton U., 1955; Master of Science in Mathematics, Iowa State University, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Mathematics, Iowa State University, 1963.
Mathematician, White Sands (New Mexico) Proving Ground, 1955-1956;
staff member, Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, 1956-1958;
graduate assistant department mathematics, Iowa State University, Ames, 1958-1959, 62-63;
programmer-analyst, Cyclone Computer Laboratory/Iowa State University, Ames, 1959-1962;
numerical analyst, Collins Radio Company, Cedar Rapids, Iowa., 1962;
assistant professor department mathematics, U. Pittsburgh, 1963-1967;
associate professor mathematics, adjunct associate professor department chemical and petroleum engineering, U. Pittsburgh, 1967-1980;
senior staff mathematician, Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, New Jersey, 1980-1982;
senior staff mathematician, Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, New Jersey, 1982-1993;
senior staff mathematician, George D. Byrne and Associations, Westfield, New Jersey, since 1993. Numerical analyst Lawrence Livermore (California) Laboratory, 1973, consultant, 1973-1980. Visiting scientist Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1974-1975, consultant, 1975-1980.
Co-developer software packages for solving differential equations.
Second lieutenant United States Army, 1956. Fellow Institute Mathematics and its Applications. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior), member American Mathematics Society, International Association Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, American Institute Chemical Engineers (Computing Practice award Computing and Systems Technology division 1990), Association Computing Machinery, Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Toastmasters International, Sigma Xi.
Married Laura Joan Brindle, May 30, 1960. Children: Elizabeth Byrne Hensley, Margaret ByrneMixon, Stephen, Dennis (deceased), Michael, Karen, David, Mark.