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Timothy J. Healey | |
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| Alma mater | University of Illinois |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics, Continuum Mechanics |
| Institutions | Cornell University University of Maryland |
| Thesis | Symmetry, Bifurcation, and Computational Methods in Nonlinear Structural Mechanics (1985) |
| Robert Muncaster | |
Timothy Healey is an American applied mathematician working in the areas of nolinear elasticity, nonlinear partial differential equations, bifurcation theory and the calculus of variations.[1][2] He is currently a professor in the Department of Mathematics, Cornell University.[2]
Healey is known for his mathematical contributions to nonlinear elasticity particularly the use of group-theoretic methods in global bifurcation problems.[1][3][4]
Education and career
[edit]Healey received his bachelor's degree in engineering from the University of Missouri in 1976 and worked as a structural engineer between 1978 and 1980.[5] He received his PhD in engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1985 under the guidance of Robert Muncaster in mathematics with mentoring from Donald Carlson and Arthur Robinson in mechanics.[6] He spent a postdoctoral year with Stuart Antman and P. Michael Fitzpatrick at the University of Maryland before joining the faculty at Cornell University, where he has held full-time positions in the Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Mechanical and Aerospace engineering and Mathematics.[7] He has served as PhD advisor to 21 students, with 37 descendants.[6]
Research
[edit]Healey's research focuses on mathematical aspects of elasticity theory. In his early career, he made fundamental contributions to the study of global bifurcation in problems with symmetry using group-theoretic methods. Along with H. Simpson, he developed a topological degree similar to the Leray-Schauder degree which leads to the existence of solutions in nonlinear elasticity. Healey's work on transverse hemitropy and isotropy in Cosserat rod theory is well known and is a natural setting for studying the mechanics of ropes, cables and biological filaments such as DNA. He has also established existence theorems for thin, nonlinearly elastic shells undergoing large membrane strains.[1][4][8][9]
Recognition
[edit]- A Tribute to Timothy Healey's 70th Birthday: IUTAM Symposium Global Bifurcation/Continuation in Nonlinear Elasticity, Modeling, Analysis and Computation, Paris, France 2026[1]
- Honorary Professorship at the Department of Morphology and Geometric Modeling, Budapest University of Technology and Economics[10]
- Invited speaker, Midwest Mechanics Seminar 2011[11]
- Silla Sanford Visiting Professor of Mathematics, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Colombia, 2009–2010[7]
- Distinguished Visiting Professor, Département de Méchanique, École Polytechnique, France, 2016–2017[7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Healey, Timothy. "IUTAM Symposium: Tribute to Timothy Healey's 70th birthday". Sciencesconf. IUTAM. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- 1 2 "Timothy J. Healey". Cornell University Mathematics Department. Cornell University. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ↑ Antman, Stuart (2005). Nonlinear Problems of Elasticity. Applied Mathematical Sciences. Vol. 107 (2nd ed.). Springer New York, NY. pp. 142, 236, 318, 533. doi:10.1007/0-387-27649-1. ISBN 978-0-387-20880-0.
- 1 2 "Healey's google scholar". Google Scholar. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ↑ "Short biography of Timothy Healey" (PDF). Cornell University Mathematics department. Cornell University. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- 1 2 "Mathematics genealogy of Timothy Healey". Mathematics Genealogy. Mathematics Genealogy project. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- 1 2 3 "Timothy Healey biography" (PDF). UIUC Structural engineering seminar series. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
- ↑ "IUTAM Symposium on Global Bifurcation/Continuation in Nonlinear Elasticity: Modeling, Analysis and Computation". IUTAM. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ↑ Antman, Stuart (2005). Nonlinear Problems of Elasticity. Applied Mathematical Sciences. Vol. 107 (2nd ed.). Springer New York, NY. pp. 309–318. doi:10.1007/0-387-27649-1. ISBN 978-0-387-20880-0.
- ↑ "MGM·STAFF". mgm.bme.hu. Department of Morphology and Geometric Modeling, Budapest University of Technology and Economics. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- ↑ "MMS – Past speakers". Midwest Mechanics Seminar. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
