Michael F. Shlesinger
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| Born | August 8, 1948 |
| Nationality |  American |
| Alma mater | University of New York at Stony Brook University of Rochester |
| Known for | Fractal time Nonlinear dynamics |
| Awards | Saalfeld Award |
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| Institutions | University of Maryland ONR US Naval Academy |
| Doctoral advisor | Elliott Waters Montroll |
Michael F. Shlesinger (b. August 8, 1948, Brooklyn, New York) is a physicist notable for his work in the area of nonlinear dynamics. He is the founder of the journal Fractals. His pioneering work in statistical predictions and descriptions of random and deterministic processes has influenced the physics of amorphous solids and glasses, classical mechanics, and biophysics. He is known as a proponent of fractal time and for his work on fractal stochastic processes related to areas such as disordered materials and turbulence.
Education
In 1970, he obtained his BS degree in physics and mathematics from State University of New York at Stony Brook, and then obtained obtained his MA in 1972 from the University of Rochester. In 1975, he obtained his PhD from the University of Rochester under Elliott Waters Montroll for a thesis entitled A Stochastic Theory of Anomalous Transient Photo - in Certain Xerographic Films and of the 1/f Noise in Neural Membrane.
Career
Initially he worked at the University of Maryland, then in 1983 he joined ONR and started their nonlinear dynamics program in 1984. He subsequently went on to head their physics division, before being named ONR's chief scientist for nonlinear science. His contributions ton nonlinear dynamics and statistical include the publication of over 200 papers, editorship of over 20 books, and the organization of over 30 conferences. In 2008, he took up the Kinnear Chair in Physics at the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, USA.
Honors
He was elected to Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1993. In 2004, he received the Presidential Rank Award. In 2006, he received ONR's Saalfeld Award for outstanding lifetime achievement. In 2008, he was honored with a feschrift to mark his 60th birthday, entitled 25 Years of Nonlinear Dynamics at ONR, held on Amelia Island, Florida, July 20-22, 2008.