Daniel Gillespie
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Daniel Jack Gillespie, is a physicist
and mathematical chemist
who pioneered numerical methods in stochastic calculus, principally the Gillespie algorithm
in 1977. His work is concerned with stochastic
processes, particularly specializing in stochastic methods for modeling chemical kinetics.
in Physics
from Rice University
in 1960, and his Ph.D.
in Physics from Johns Hopkins University
in 1968 with a thesis entitled Some Aspects of Resonance Production and Diffraction-Dissociation in 5.44 GeV/c K+p Interactions.
at the University of Maryland, College Park
's Institute for Molecular Physics, where he worked under Jan Sengers.
From 1971 to 2001 he worked as a Research Physicist in the Earth and Planetary Sciences Division of the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
. Later at that institution he was Head of the Applied Mathematics Research Group, and finally a Senior Scientist in the Research Department.
In 2001 he retired and now works as a consultant for the California Institute of Technology
and the Molecular Sciences Institute
.
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Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
and mathematical chemist
Mathematical chemistry
Mathematical chemistry is the area of research engaged in novel applications of mathematics to chemistry; it concerns itself principally with the mathematical modeling of chemical phenomena...
who pioneered numerical methods in stochastic calculus, principally the Gillespie algorithm
Gillespie algorithm
In probability theory, the Gillespie algorithm generates a statistically correct trajectory of a stochastic equation. It was created by Joseph L...
in 1977. His work is concerned with stochastic
Stochastic
Stochastic refers to systems whose behaviour is intrinsically non-deterministic. A stochastic process is one whose behavior is non-deterministic, in that a system's subsequent state is determined both by the process's predictable actions and by a random element. However, according to M. Kac and E...
processes, particularly specializing in stochastic methods for modeling chemical kinetics.
Education
Gillespie received his B.A.Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
from Rice University
Rice University
William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
in 1960, and his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in Physics from Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
in 1968 with a thesis entitled Some Aspects of Resonance Production and Diffraction-Dissociation in 5.44 GeV/c K+p Interactions.
Career
From 1968 to 1971 he was a postdoctoral researcherPostdoctoral researcher
Postdoctoral research is scholarly research conducted by a person who has recently completed doctoral studies, normally within the previous five years. It is intended to further deepen expertise in a specialist subject, including acquiring novel skills and methods...
at the University of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
's Institute for Molecular Physics, where he worked under Jan Sengers.
From 1971 to 2001 he worked as a Research Physicist in the Earth and Planetary Sciences Division of the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
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. Later at that institution he was Head of the Applied Mathematics Research Group, and finally a Senior Scientist in the Research Department.
In 2001 he retired and now works as a consultant for the California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. Caltech has six academic divisions with strong emphases on science and engineering...
and the Molecular Sciences Institute
Molecular Sciences Institute
The Molecular Sciences Institute is an independent non-profit research laboratory that combines genomic experimentation with computer modeling located in Berkeley, California, USA. It was founded by Dr. Sydney Brenner in 1996...
.
Books by Gillespie
- Daniel Jack Gillespie, A Quantum Mechanics Primer, Aylesbury, Eng., International Textbook Co., 1973, ISBN 0700222901
- Daniel Jack Gillespie, Markov Processes: An Introduction for Physical Scientists, Academic Press, Boston, 1992, ISBN
0122839552
- Daniel Jack Gillespie Bob and Ray and Tom, BearManor Media, Albany, 2004, ISBN 159393-008-9 (A biography of Tom KochTom KochTom Koch was a writer, most notably for Mad Magazine .Pronounced like "Cook" Koch is also known as one of the primary writers for radio performers Bob and Ray; and it was this aspect that brought him to Mad when scripts from the same show were reproduced in the magazine with caricatures of the...
).