Vangipuram Lakshmikantham

Background

Lakshmikantham, Vangipuram was born on August 8, 1926 in Hyderabad, India. Came to the United States, 1960, naturalized, 1966.

Education

Master of Arts, Osmania U., Hyderabad, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, Osmania U., Hyderabad, 1958.

Career

Member of faculty, University of California at Los Angeles, 1960-1961; member of faculty, Mathematics Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1961-1962; member, Research Institute Advanced Studies, Baltimore, 1962-1963; associate professor, U. Alberta, Calgary, Canada, 1963-1964; professor, department chairman mathematics, Marathwada U., Aurangabad, India, 1964-1966; professor, department chairman mathematics, U. Rhode Island, Kingston, 1966-1973; professor, department chairman mathematics, University Texas, Arlington, 1973-1988; professor, head department mathematics science, Florida Institute Technology, Melbourne, since 1989.

Achievements

• Vangipuram Lakshmikantham has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Mathematics Society, Indian Mathematics Society, Society Industrial and Aplied Mathematics National Academy Science India, International Federation Nonlinear Analysts (founder).

Connections

Son of Soroja Bukkapatnam, February 22, 1942. Children: Sreekantham, Neerada, Nirupama.

Father:

Soroja Bukkapatnam Lakshmikantham

child:

Sreekantham Lakshmikantham

child:

Nirupama Lakshmikantham

child:

Neerada Lakshmikantham