Background
Olum, Paul was born on August 16, 1918 in Binghamton, New York, United States. Son of Jacob and Rose (Citlen) Olum.
mathematician university president
Olum, Paul was born on August 16, 1918 in Binghamton, New York, United States. Son of Jacob and Rose (Citlen) Olum.
Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude, Harvard, 1940; Doctor of Philosophy (National Research Council predoctoral fellow 1946-1947), Harvard, 1947; Master of Arts, Princeton, 1942.
Theoretical physicist, Manhattan Project, Princeton, 1941-1942;
Theoretical physicist, Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1943-1945;
Frank B. Jewett postdoctoral fellow, Harvard, 1947-1948;
Frank B. Jewett postdoctoral fellow, Institute Advanced Study, 1948-1949;
member of faculty, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1949-1974;
professor mathematics, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1957-1974;
department chairman, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1963-1966;
trustee, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1971-1975;
professor mathematics, dean, College Natural Sciences University Texas at Austin, 1974-1976;
professor mathematics, vice president for academic affairs, provost, U. Oregon, Eugene, 1976-1980;
acting president, U. Oregon, Eugene, 1980-1981;
president, U. Oregon, Eugene, 1981-1989;
president emeritus, U. Oregon, Eugene, since 1989;
professor mathematics emeritus, U. Oregon, Eugene, since 1989. Member Institute Advanced Study, 1955-1956. On leave at U. Paris (France) andHebrew U., Jerusalem, 1962-1963.
Visiting professor U. Washington, 1970-1971.
Member advisory committee Office Ordnance Research, National Research Council, 1958-1961. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Mathematics Society, American Association of University Professors, Math Association American, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Vivian Goldstein, June 8, 1942 (deceased March 1986). Children– Judith Ann (deceased), Joyce Margaret, Kenneth Daniel.