Background
Kolodner, Ignace Izaak was born on April 12, 1920 in Warsaw, Poland. Son of Israel and Brucha (Gornostajski) Kolodner. came to the United States, 1943, naturalized, 1944.
Kolodner, Ignace Izaak was born on April 12, 1920 in Warsaw, Poland. Son of Israel and Brucha (Gornostajski) Kolodner. came to the United States, 1943, naturalized, 1944.
Student, University Nancy, France, 1939. Diploma in engineering, University Grenoble, France, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1950.
Instructor Washington Square College, New York University, 1949-1952;
member of staff, Courant Institute Mathematics Sciences, New York University, 1948-1956;
instructor, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, 1950-1953;
professor mathematics, U. New Mexico, 1956-1964;
professor mathematics, Carnegie-Mellon U., since 1964;
head department, Carnegie-Mellon U., 1964-1971;
professor emeritus, Carnegie-Mellon U., since 1991. Fulbright fellow Universidad de la Republica, Montevideo, Uruguay, 1967. Sussman visiting professor Technion, Haifa, Israel, 1973.
Adjunct Professor U. Pittsburgh, 1973-1974, 76-77. Consultant Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, University of California, Livermore, 1958-1967, Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, 1956-1966. Visiting member Mathematics Research Center University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1962, School Mathematics Study Group, Stanford University, 1964, Courant Institute Mathematics Sciences, New York University, 1969.
National lecturer Siam, 1960-1961, 80-83.
Served with C.E. Army of the United States, 1944-1946. Member American Association of University Professors, American Mathematics Society, American Physical Society, Mathematics Association American, Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Society Natural Philosophy.
Married Ethel Zelnick, June 10, 1948 (divorced 1968). Children: Richard David, Paul Robert. Married Dorothy Chiavetta Thomas, April 15, 1968 (divorced).
1 child, Eva Maria.