John Lyell Sanders

Background

Sanders, John Lyell was born on September 11, 1924 in Highland, Wisconsin, United States. Son of J. Lyell and Grace Ann (Waters) Sanders.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Purdue University, 1945; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, Brown U., 1954; AM, Harvard University, 1960.

Career

Section head, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Langley Field, Virginia, 1954-1958; lecturer, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1958-1960; professor, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1990-1995; professor.emeritus, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1995. Board of editors journal of Mathematics and Physics, 1963-1969. Editor's board S.I.A.M. Journal of Applied Mathematics, 1969-1979.

Advisory board Acta Mechanica Sinica, Beijing, since 1990.

Achievements

• John Lyell Sanders has been listed as a noteworthy Educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Academy Mechanics. Member Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Mary Jane Wade, April 23, 1960. Children: Alice Elizabeth, William Lyell, Jeanne Frances.

Father:

J. Lyell Sanders

Mother:

Grace Ann (Waters) Sanders

Spouse:

Mary Jane Wade

child:

Jeanne Frances Sanders

child:

Alice Elizabeth Sanders

child:

William Lyell Sanders