Lawrence Udeigwe also known as Udeigwe, stylized as UDEiGWE formerly known as Lorens Chuno is a Nigerian-American musician,[1][2] mathematician,[3] professor,[4] and entrepreneur.
Lawrence Udeigwe | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | Nigerian-American |
| Alma mater | Duquesne University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics, Singer |
| Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Manhattan College |
| Thesis | Dynamical Systems of the BCM Learning Rule: Emergent Properties and Application to Clusteringp (2014) |
| Doctoral advisor | Professors Bard Ermentrout and Paul Munro |
He is an associate professor of Mathematics at Manhattan College in Riverdale, New York,[5] and a Research Affiliate 21/22 MLK Visiting Associate Professor in Brain & Cognitive Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[6]
Early life
editUdeigwe was born into a family of seven, with three boys and four girls, and was raised in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria.[7] He attended St. Theresa's Primary School in Wurukum Makurdi and Mt. St. Gabriel's Secondary School.[8] He moved to the U.S. in 2000 to pursue his university education at Duquesne University,[9] where he obtained a B.S. in Mathematics and B.A. in Computer science.
Academic career
editIn June 2006, Udeigwe obtained his M.S. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Delaware and an M.A. in mathematics in April 2008.[10] He completed a thesis under Professor Robert P Gilbert at the University of Delaware as part of the requirements for his M.S. degree, which was titled "Identification of Objects in Acoustic Waveguide: Numerical Results and an Introduction to an Alternate Approach via the Method of Images"[11] In July 2014, Udeigwe completed his PhD in Mathematical Information Science, writing his dissertation titled "Dynamical Systems of the BCM Learning Rule: Emergent Properties and Application to Clustering," under Professors Bard Ermentrout and Paul Munro.[12]
Music career
editUdeigwe's stage name was formerly Lorens Chuno.[13] He released his debut and sophomore EP in 2012 titled Egwu Oma” and “Reflection respectively[14] In 2018 Udeigwe topped audiomack trends across all genres.[15] In 2023 he was listed among Apple Music's Nigerian artistes on the rise.[16]
Discography
editAlbums
edit- Highlife, Soul, & Ecstasy (2008)
- My House (2013)
- Naija Rhythm Affair, NYC (2016)
- Rhythm Sustained (2018).[17]
EPs
edit- Egwu Oma
- Reflection
Singles
editReferences
edit- ^ "10 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT NIGERIAN-AMERICAN ARTIST, LAWRENCE UDEIGWE". Guardian. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Lawrence Udeigwe It's Difficult to Describe Why I Do Music". Thisday. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Maths prof releases new single". Punch. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Six most educated Nigerian celebrities". Vanguard. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Mathematics Prof. Udeigwe drives purpose with new single 'Today". simpleonline. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Lawrence Udeigwe". Manhattan. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "10 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT NIGERIAN-AMERICAN ARTIST, LAWRENCE UDEIGWE". Guardian. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "10 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT NIGERIAN-AMERICAN ARTIST, LAWRENCE UDEIGWE". Guardian. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Us Based Nigerian Maths Professor Releases New Single". Voice of Nigeria. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Lawrence Udeigwe". mathematicallygiftedandblack. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "10 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT NIGERIAN-AMERICAN ARTIST, LAWRENCE UDEIGWE". Guardian. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Lawrence Udeigwe uses elegant math to understand complex systems of the brain". Mit. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "My plan to take over Nigeria music – Udeigwe". Vanguard. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Music, Maths and I –Udeigwe, US-based Nigerian prof". sunnews. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Asake, Burna Boy, Lawrence Udeigwe, Simi others tops audiomack trend". thenation. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Apple music's six Nigerian artistes on the rise in 2023". Tribune. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Rhythm Sustained". Spotify. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Do". Spotify. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Udeigwe drives purpose with new single, 'Today'". sunnews. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "today". Spotify. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Mr sabi". Spotify. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "whats going on". Spotify. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "come my way". Spotify. Retrieved 8 October 2023.