Background
Diaz, Joaquin Basilio was born on April 15, 1920 in Arecibo, Prize ring (The) Son of Joaquin Diaz de Haro and Juanita (Reina) D.
Diaz, Joaquin Basilio was born on April 15, 1920 in Arecibo, Prize ring (The) Son of Joaquin Diaz de Haro and Juanita (Reina) D.
Student Washington and Jefferson College, 1936-1938. Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Texas, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, Brown University, 1945.
Mathematics Carnegie Institute Technology, 1946-1947, Brown University, 1947-1950. Research associate Institute Fluid Dynamics and Applied Mathematics of University Maryland., 1950-1951, associate research professor, 1951-1956, research professor, 1956-1966. Visiting professor mathematics Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1956-1957.
Professor mathematics, department chairman University of California at Riverside, 1966-1967.
Albert Einstein professor science and mathematics Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1967-1978. Consultant A.E.C., 1951-1956, Naval Ordnance Laboratory, 1955-1968.
Member committee basic research, advisory to the United States Army Research Office, National Academy Science-National Research Council, 1964-1970. Member committee mathematics, advisory to Office Naval Research, National Research Council, 1968-1971.
Member committee basic research, advisory to the United States Army Research Office, National Academy Science-National Research Council, 1964-1970. Member committee mathematics, advisory to Office Naval Research, National Research Council, 1968-1971. Member American Mathematics Society (council 1966-1968), American Association of University Professors, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Eleanore Ursillo, September 30, 1944. Children: Joan Marguerite, Ronald P. Assistant.