Elliott Montroll
- Born: May 4, 1916 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- Died: December 3, 1983 (Chevy Chase, Maryland)
Education
- 1937: BS, University of Pittsburgh
- 1940: PhD, University of Pittsburgh (Mathematics)
Major Positions
- 1940–1941: Yale University, Sterling Research Fellow
- 1941–1942: Cornell University, Research Associate
- 1942–1943: Princeton University, Instructor in Physics
- 1943–1945: Kellex Corporation, Head, Mathematics Research Group
- 1944–1946: Polytechnical Institute Brooklyn, Adjunct Professor of Chemistry
- 1946–1948: University of Pittsburgh, Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Physics and Mathematics
- 1948–1950: United States Navy, Head, Physics Bureau, Office of Naval Research
- 1950–1950: New York University, Visiting Professor, Courant Institute
- 1952–1954: United States Navy, Director, Physical Sciences Division, Office of Naval Research
- 1951–1961: University of Maryland, Research Professor, Institute of Fluid Dynamics and Applied Mathematics
- 1961–1961: University of Leiden, Lorentz Professor
- 1961–1963: IBM, Director-General of Science, IBM Technology Center
- 1963–1966: Institute for Defense Analyses, Vice President
- 1966–1981: University of Rochester, Einstein Professor of Physics and Chemistry and Director, Instittue of Fundamental Studies
- 1981–1983: University of Maryland, Professor, Institute of Physical Science and Technology
Other Positions
- 1958–1959: University of Brussels, Guggenheim Memorial Fellow
- 1959–1970: Journal of Mathematical Physics, Editor
- 1966–1981: University of Rochester, Director, Institute of Fundamental Studies
Selected Awards and Honors
Archival Resources
University of Maryland, Hornbake Library, Archives and Manuscripts Department, College Park, Maryland
Online Finding Aid
Published Resources
George H. Weiss, "Elliott Waters Montroll: 1916-1983", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
