Joseph Edward Flaherty

Background

Flaherty, Joseph Edward was born on September 16, 1943 in Brooklyn. Son of Joseph Bernard and Mae (Alioto) Flaherty.

Education

Bachelor of Science in aeronautical engineer, Polytech. Institute Brooklyn, 1964. Master of Science in applied mechanics, Polytech.

Institute Brooklyn, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy in applied mechanics, Polytech. Institute Brooklyn, 1969.

Career

Assistant professor mathematics, New York University, 1970-1972; assistant, associate professor mathematics, Rensselaer Polytech. Institute, Troy, New York, since 1973; professor computer science, Rensselaer Polytech. Institute, Troy, New York, since 1984; amos eaton professor, Rensselaer Polytech.

Institute, Troy, New York, since 1992; chairman computer science, Rensselaer Polytech. Institute, Troy, New York, 1984-1992. Consultant, Benet Laboratory, Watervliet, New York, since 1980.

Visiting scientist, Stanford University, 1981. Science county, RIACS National Aeronautics and Space Administration-AMES, 1992-1995. Consultant, International Council of Associations for Science Education National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Langley, Hampton, Virginia, 1980-1990.

Achievements

• Joseph Edward Flaherty has been listed as a noteworthy Computer science educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Adaptive Methods for Partial Differential Equations

    ("Proceedings of the Workshop on Adaptive Computational Me...)

Membership

Member Society Industrial Applied Mathematics (editor since 1972), United States Association Compututational Mechanics (executive council since 1992), International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (executive council, editor since 1991), Association Computing Machinery (Signum 1980).

Interests

• Avocations: photography, flying, hiking.

Connections

Married Lorraine Amelia Plati, June 17, 1967. Children: Joseph Robert, Amy Mae.

Father:

Joseph Bernard Flaherty

Mother:

Mae (Alioto) Flaherty

Spouse:

Lorraine Amelia Plati

child:

Joseph Robert Flaherty

child:

Amy Mae Flaherty