Bill Gropp

American computer scientist
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Bill Gropp

Summary

Bill Gropp is a human[1]. He was born on September 23, 1955[2]. He worked as an engineer[3], computer scientist[4], and researcher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Bill Gropp was born on September 23, 1955[2].
  • Bill Gropp held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Bill Gropp worked as an engineer[3].
  • Bill Gropp worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Bill Gropp worked as a researcher[5].
  • Among Bill Gropp's employers was University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[8].
  • Among Bill Gropp's employers was Yale University[9].
  • Among Bill Gropp's employers was Argonne National Laboratory[10].
  • Bill Gropp's education included a stint at Stanford University[11].
  • Bill Gropp was educated at Case Western Reserve University[12].
  • Bill Gropp's education included a stint at University of Washington[13].
  • Bill Gropp's doctoral advisor was Joseph Oliger[14].
  • Bill Gropp received the Sidney Fernbach Award[15].
  • Bill Gropp received the ACM Fellow[16].
  • Bill Gropp received the IEEE Fellow[17].
  • Bill Gropp received the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[18].
  • Bill Gropp received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[19].
  • Bill Gropp received the Ken Kennedy Award[20].
  • Bill Gropp was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers[21].
  • Bill Gropp was a member of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[22].
  • Bill Gropp was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[23].
  • Bill Gropp is recorded as male[24].
  • Bill Gropp's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Bill Gropp supervised Hormozd Gahvari as a doctoral student[26].
  • Bill Gropp's family name is recorded as Gropp[27].

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Origins and Family

Bill Gropp was born on September 23, 1955[2].

Education

Educated at Stanford University[11], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1885[30], headquartered in Stanford[31]; Case Western Reserve University[12], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1967[34], headquartered in Cleveland[35]; and University of Washington[13], a public research university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1861[38]. Bill Gropp's doctoral advisor was Joseph Oliger[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[3], computer scientist[4], and researcher[5]. Employers include University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[8], a public research university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1867[41]; Yale University[9], a private university[42], in United States[43], founded in 1701[44], headquartered in New Haven[45]; and Argonne National Laboratory[10], a laboratory[46], in United States[47], founded in 1946[48], headquartered in Lemont[49]. Bill Gropp supervised Hormozd Gahvari as a doctoral student[26].

Recognition

Awards received include Sidney Fernbach Award[15], an award[50], founded in 1992[51]; ACM Fellow[16], a fellowship award[52]; IEEE Fellow[17], a science award[53]; Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[18], a fellowship award[54]; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[19], a fellowship award[55], in United States[56], founded in 1874[57]; and Ken Kennedy Award[20], an award[58], founded in 2009[59].

Why It Matters

Bill Gropp ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

FAQs

What did Bill Gropp do for work?

Bill Gropp worked as engineer[3], computer scientist[4], and researcher[5].

Where did Bill Gropp go to school?

Bill Gropp was educated at Stanford University[11], Case Western Reserve University[12], and University of Washington[13].

What awards did Bill Gropp receive?

Honors received include Sidney Fernbach Award[15], ACM Fellow[16], IEEE Fellow[17], and Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[18].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [60] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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