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Richard Ernest Kronauer is the Gordon McKay Professor of Mechanical Engineering, emeritus, at Harvard University. Though experienced with research in both fluid mechanics and applied mathematics, he is primarily known for his pioneering work in mathematical biology, especially research on human circadian rhythms. Kronauer's 1982 paper "Mathematical model of the human circadian system with two interacting oscillators"〔Am J Physiol 242:R3-R17, 1982.〕 outlined a new method for understanding the biological circuits that underlie daily body cycles in variables such as blood pressure or body temperature. Professor Kronauer's research also has direct implications for the causes and possible cures for many types of sleep disorders, and for this he will receive the Farrell Prize in Sleep Medicine in June 2008. ==Biography== * Born in 1925 * BS in Mechanical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in 1947 * MS in Mechanical Engineering from Harvard University in 1948 * PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Harvard University in 1951 * * Dissertation: ''Secondary Flows in Fluid Dynamics'', with advisor Howard Wilson Emmons * Stayed at Harvard after PhD, and eventually named Gordon Mckay professor (some time before 1976) * Wife Joanne Edwards Kronauer * As of March 2008, Professor Kronauer is listed as co-inventor on 6 patents for devices relating to circadian rhythm: US Patent Numbers 5163426, 5176133, 5167228, 5304212, 5503637, 5545192 * Co-inventor for pending patent application 11/113,356, filed Apr 25, 2005 * Co-inventor for a reciprocating actuator (patent #3312842, 1964) and a fluid operating apparatus (patent #3274795, 1964) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richard Ernest Kronauer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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