Yuriko and Michael Renardy reappointed to Class of 1950 Professorships
Yuriko and Michael Renardy, professors of mathematics in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, have been reappointed to the Class of 1950 Professorship of Mathematics by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors at its quarterly meeting, Nov 7.
Virginia Tech’s Class of 1950 established this professorship in 2000 on the occasion of their 50th class reunion. The professorship recognizes excellence in scholarly endeavors.
Both Yuriko and Michael Renardy are world-renowned scholars and educators. Yuriko Renardy is a recipient of a National Science Foundation Career Advancement Award, and she is a Fellow of the American Physical Society. She is the author of two books and the editor of one and the author of more than 100 research articles and 10 book reviews. She has received more than $1.2 in sponsored research grants. She received her bachelor’s degree from Australian National University and a Ph.D. from the University of Western Australia.
Michael Renardy is a recipient of the Presidential Young Investigator Award. He serves as editor for three professional journals and co-editor of eight more. He has received continuous grant support from the National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval Research science receiving his Ph.D. from Stuttgart.
The College of Science at Virginia Tech gives students a comprehensive foundation in the scientific method. Outstanding faculty members teach courses and conduct research in biology, chemistry, economics, geosciences, mathematics, physics, psychology, and statistics. The college is dedicated to fostering a research intensive environment and offers programs in nano-scale and biological sciences, information theory and science, and supports research centers—in areas such as biomedical and public health sciences, and critical technology and applied science—that encompass other colleges at the university. The College of Science also houses programs in pre-medicine and scientific law.
Founded in 1872 as a land-grant college, Virginia Tech has grown to become the largest university in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Today, Virginia Tech’s eight colleges are dedicated to putting knowledge to work through teaching, research, and outreach activities, and to fulfilling its vision to be among the top research universities in the nation. At its 2,600-acre main campus located in Blacksburg, and other campus centers in northern Virginia, Hampton Roads, Richmond, and Roanoke, Virginia Tech enrolls 28,000 full- and part-time undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and more than 100 countries in 170 academic degree programs.
