James Glimm

James Glimm is an American mathematical physicist and professor at Stony Brook University. He has been noted for contributions to C*-algebras, quantum field theory, partial differential equations, fluid dynamics, scientific computing, the modeling of petroleum reservoirs. Together with Arthur Jaffe, he has founded a subject called constructive quantum field theory. James Glimm was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1984. He won the National Medal of Science in 2002. Starting January 1, 2007, he served a 2-year term as President of the American Mathematical Society. In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.