Edward Bierstone FRSC (born December 21, 1946) is a Canadian mathematician at the University of Toronto who specializes in singularity theory, analytic geometry, and differential analysis.
Edward Bierstone | |
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| Born | December 21, 1946 |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Brandeis University |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada 1992, Jeffery–Williams Prize 2005, Fellow of American Mathematical Society, 2012 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Toronto, Fields Institute |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard Sheldon Palais |
Education and career edit
He received his B.Sc. from the University of Toronto and his Ph.D. at Brandeis University in 1972. He was a visiting scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study in the summer of 1973.[1] He served as the Director of the Fields Institute from 2009 to 2013.[2]
Recognition edit
Bierstone was elected a member of the Royal Society of Canada in 1992 and, together with Pierre Milman, received the Jefferey Williams Prize in 2005. In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[3] In 2018 the Canadian Mathematical Society listed him in their inaugural class of fellows.[4]
Notes edit
- ^ Institute for Advanced Study: A Community of Scholars
- ^ Edward Bierstone Appointed Next Director of Fields Institute, June 24, 2008
- ^ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2012-11-10.
- ^ Canadian Mathematical Society Inaugural Class of Fellows, Canadian Mathematical Society, December 7, 2018
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