Philip Treisman
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Philip Uri Treisman is an American mathematician
, and mathematics educator. He is currently the Director of the Charles A. Dana Center, and Professor of Mathematics at The University of Texas at Austin. He is credited with pioneering the Emerging Scholars Program (ESP), aimed at helping students from underprivileged backgrounds excel in calculus and other courses in science. The program was first implemented at the University of California, Berkeley
and has now disseminated throughout college campuses across the United States. His efforts to improve American education have been recognized by Newsweek
, The Harvard Foundation and The MacArthur Foundation
, among other publications and societies.
He is graduate from University of California, Berkeley with a Ph.D.
in 1985.
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....
, and mathematics educator. He is currently the Director of the Charles A. Dana Center, and Professor of Mathematics at The University of Texas at Austin. He is credited with pioneering the Emerging Scholars Program (ESP), aimed at helping students from underprivileged backgrounds excel in calculus and other courses in science. The program was first implemented at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
and has now disseminated throughout college campuses across the United States. His efforts to improve American education have been recognized by Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
, The Harvard Foundation and The MacArthur Foundation
MacArthur Foundation
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is one of the largest private foundations in the United States. Based in Chicago but supporting non-profit organizations that work in 60 countries, MacArthur has awarded more than US$4 billion since its inception in 1978...
, among other publications and societies.
He is graduate from University of California, Berkeley with a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
in 1985.
Awards
- 2006 The Harvard Foundation's Scientist of the Year Award
- 1992 MacArthur Fellows ProgramMacArthur Fellows ProgramThe MacArthur Fellows Program or MacArthur Fellowship is an award given by the John D. and Catherine T...
- 1987 Charles A. Dana Award for Pioneering Achievement in American Higher Education.
External links
- "Dr. Philip Treisman Meets Isaac Newton in Surreal Space", Digital Writing & Research Lab, Amanda Dulcinea Cuéllar
- "Philip Uri Treisman", Mathematics Genealogy Project
- http://www.utpa.edu/avid/Documents/Research/Studying_Students_Studying_Calculus_A_Look_at_the_lives_of_minority_mathematics_students_in_college.pdf, Studying Students Studying Calculus: A Look at the Lives of Minority Mathematics Students in College