James Duderstadt

American nuclear engineer and academic administrator
Person human Q15059114
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James Duderstadt

Summary

James Duderstadt is a human[1]. He was born in Fort Madison[2]. He was born on +1942-12-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Ann Arbor[4]. He died on +2024-08-21T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a nuclear engineer[6], academic administrator[7], scientist[8], engineer[9], and university teacher[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • James Duderstadt's place of birth was Fort Madison[2].
  • James Duderstadt passed away in Ann Arbor[4].
  • James Duderstadt was born on +1942-12-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • James Duderstadt died on +2024-08-21T00:00:00Z[5].
  • James Duderstadt held citizenship in United States[12].
  • James Duderstadt's professions included nuclear engineer[6].
  • James Duderstadt's professions included academic administrator[7].
  • James Duderstadt worked as a scientist[8].
  • James Duderstadt worked as an engineer[9].
  • James Duderstadt worked as a university teacher[10].
  • James Duderstadt's field of work was nuclear physics[13].
  • James Duderstadt's field of work was nuclear power[14].
  • James Duderstadt's field of work was nuclear reactor[15].
  • James Duderstadt's field of work was Q137325540[16].
  • James Duderstadt held the position of President of the University of Michigan[17].
  • Among James Duderstadt's employers was University of Michigan[18].
  • James Duderstadt's education included a stint at California Institute of Technology[19].
  • James Duderstadt was educated at Yale University[20].
  • James Duderstadt's doctoral advisor was Harold Lurie[21].
  • James Duderstadt received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation[22].
  • James Duderstadt received the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award[23].
  • James Duderstadt was a member of National Academy of Engineering[24].
  • James Duderstadt was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[25].
  • James Duderstadt was a member of American Association for the Advancement of Science[26].
  • James Duderstadt's image is recorded as James Duderstadt at NSB open session.jpg[27].

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Origins and Family

James Duderstadt's place of birth was Fort Madison[2]. He was born on +1942-12-05T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at California Institute of Technology[19], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1891[30], headquartered in California[31] and Yale University[20], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1701[34], headquartered in New Haven[35]. James Duderstadt's doctoral advisor was Harold Lurie[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include nuclear engineer[6], academic administrator[7], scientist[8], engineer[9], and university teacher[10]. Fields of work include nuclear physics[13], a branch of physics[36]; nuclear power[14], an energy production[37]; nuclear reactor[15]; and Q137325540[16]. Among James Duderstadt's employers was University of Michigan[18]. He held the position of President of the University of Michigan[17]. Doctoral students include Duncan G. Steel[38], an experimental physicist[39], b. 1951[40], of United States[41], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[42], specialised in physics[43]; William George Price[44]; and William Martin[45], an applied mathematician[46].

Recognition

Awards received include National Medal of Technology and Innovation[22], a science award[47], in United States[48], founded in 1980[49] and Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award[23], an award[50], in United States[51], founded in 1960[52].

Death and Burial

James Duderstadt died on +2024-08-21T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Ann Arbor[4].

Why It Matters

James Duderstadt ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11]

FAQs

Where was James Duderstadt born?

Born in Fort Madison[2], James Duderstadt…

Where did James Duderstadt die?

James Duderstadt passed away in Ann Arbor[4].

What did James Duderstadt do for work?

James Duderstadt worked as nuclear engineer[6], academic administrator[7], scientist[8], engineer[9], and university teacher[10].

Where did James Duderstadt go to school?

James Duderstadt was educated at California Institute of Technology[19] and Yale University[20].

What awards did James Duderstadt receive?

Honors received include National Medal of Technology and Innovation[22] and Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award[23].

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  27. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [5] . record.umich.edu. Retrieved . record.umich.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

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

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  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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