Leon Simon
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Leon Melvyn Simon is a Bôcher Prize
-winning mathematician
. He is currently Professor in the Mathematics Department at Stanford University
.
in 1967, and his Ph.D. in 1971 from the same institution, under the direction of James H. Michael. His doctoral thesis was titled Interior Gradient Bounds for Non-Uniformly Elliptic Equations. He was employed from 1968 to 1971 as a Tutor in Mathematics by the University.
Simon has since held a variety of academic positions. He worked first at Flinders University
as a lecturer, then at Australian National University
as a professor, at the University of Melbourne
, the University of Minnesota
, at ETH Zurich
, and at Stanford. He first came to Stanford in 1973 as Visiting Assistant Professor and was awarded a full professorship in 1986.
. The Bôcher Prize is awarded every five years to a groundbreaking author in analysis
; its previous recipients include John von Neumann
and Richard Schoen
(one of Dr. Simon's doctoral advisees), and its more recent recipients include Terence Tao
. In the same year he was also elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In May 2003 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society.
of 3. He has authored several mathematics textbooks, including the Lectures on Geometric Measure Theory and An Introduction to Multivariable Mathematics. He published the monograph
Theorems on regularity and singularity of energy minimizing maps in 1996, based in part on lectures he gave at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) in Zürich.
. Among his doctoral students there is Richard Schoen
, a former winner of the Bôcher Memorial Prize.
Bôcher Memorial Prize
The Bôcher Memorial Prize was founded by the American Mathematical Society in 1923 in memory of Maxime Bôcher with an initial endowment of $1,450 . It is awarded every five years for a notable research memoir in analysis that has appeared during the past six years in a recognized North American...
-winning mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
. He is currently Professor in the Mathematics Department at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
.
Academic career
Leon Simon, born July 6, 1945, received his B.Sc from the University of AdelaideUniversity of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia...
in 1967, and his Ph.D. in 1971 from the same institution, under the direction of James H. Michael. His doctoral thesis was titled Interior Gradient Bounds for Non-Uniformly Elliptic Equations. He was employed from 1968 to 1971 as a Tutor in Mathematics by the University.
Simon has since held a variety of academic positions. He worked first at Flinders University
Flinders University
Flinders University, , is a public university in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1966, it was named in honour of navigator Matthew Flinders, who explored and surveyed the South Australian coastline in the early 19th century.The university has established a reputation as a leading research...
as a lecturer, then at Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
as a professor, at the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
, the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
, at ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich or ETH Zürich is an engineering, science, technology, mathematics and management university in the City of Zurich, Switzerland....
, and at Stanford. He first came to Stanford in 1973 as Visiting Assistant Professor and was awarded a full professorship in 1986.
Honours
In 1994, he was awarded the Bôcher Memorial PrizeBôcher Memorial Prize
The Bôcher Memorial Prize was founded by the American Mathematical Society in 1923 in memory of Maxime Bôcher with an initial endowment of $1,450 . It is awarded every five years for a notable research memoir in analysis that has appeared during the past six years in a recognized North American...
. The Bôcher Prize is awarded every five years to a groundbreaking author in analysis
Mathematical analysis
Mathematical analysis, which mathematicians refer to simply as analysis, has its beginnings in the rigorous formulation of infinitesimal calculus. It is a branch of pure mathematics that includes the theories of differentiation, integration and measure, limits, infinite series, and analytic functions...
; its previous recipients include John von Neumann
John von Neumann
John von Neumann was a Hungarian-American mathematician and polymath who made major contributions to a vast number of fields, including set theory, functional analysis, quantum mechanics, ergodic theory, geometry, fluid dynamics, economics and game theory, computer science, numerical analysis,...
and Richard Schoen
Richard Schoen
Richard Melvin Schoen is an American mathematician. Born in Fort Recovery, Ohio, he received his PhD in 1977 from Stanford University where he is currently the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Humanities and Sciences...
(one of Dr. Simon's doctoral advisees), and its more recent recipients include Terence Tao
Terence Tao
Terence Chi-Shen Tao FRS is an Australian mathematician working primarily on harmonic analysis, partial differential equations, combinatorics, analytic number theory and representation theory...
. In the same year he was also elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In May 2003 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society.
Research activity
He has an Erdos numberErdos number
The Erdős number describes the "collaborative distance" between a person and mathematician Paul Erdős, as measured by authorship of mathematical papers.The same principle has been proposed for other eminent persons in other fields.- Overview :...
of 3. He has authored several mathematics textbooks, including the Lectures on Geometric Measure Theory and An Introduction to Multivariable Mathematics. He published the monograph
Monograph
A monograph is a work of writing upon a single subject, usually by a single author.It is often a scholarly essay or learned treatise, and may be released in the manner of a book or journal article. It is by definition a single document that forms a complete text in itself...
Theorems on regularity and singularity of energy minimizing maps in 1996, based in part on lectures he gave at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) in Zürich.
Teaching activity
Simon has 78 'mathematical descendants', according to the Mathematics Genealogy ProjectMathematics Genealogy Project
The Mathematics Genealogy Project is a web-based database for the academic genealogy of mathematicians. As of September, 2010, it contained information on approximately 145,000 mathematical scientists who contribute to "research-level mathematics"...
. Among his doctoral students there is Richard Schoen
Richard Schoen
Richard Melvin Schoen is an American mathematician. Born in Fort Recovery, Ohio, he received his PhD in 1977 from Stanford University where he is currently the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Humanities and Sciences...
, a former winner of the Bôcher Memorial Prize.