Distinguished Mathematician to Speak at HKUST

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[evdate 2001-02-15] Press Invitation cum Press Release 13 February 2000

DISTINGUISHED MATHEMATICIAN TO SPEAK AT HKUST

World-renowned applied mathematician Joseph B Keller will present a lecture at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) on Thursday, 15 February 2001.

Prof Keller will speak on "A Survey of Wave Propagation" at the Distinguished Lecture in Science 2001.

The award-winning mathematician is currently an Emeritus Professor of Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. In 1997, he was awarded the Wolf Prize in Israel, considered an equivalent to the Nobel Prize in the field of mathematics. In 1988, he received the National Medal of Science from the National Academy of Sciences, the highest honor for a scientist in the US.

Other awards he received include the National Academy of Sciences Award in Applied Mathematics and Numerical Analysis, Frederic Esser Nemmers Prize in Mathematics, Timoshenko Medal, Eringen Medal and the von Karman Prize. He is a member of the Royal Society, the US National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Prof Keller is well known for his application of mathematics in science and engineering. He originated the Geometrical Theory of Diffraction to solve problems of wave propagation. The theory is widely used in the analysis of radar reflection, the design of antennas and high frequency systems in complicated environments.

Prof Keller received his BA (1943), MS (1946) and PhD (1948) from New York University, where he remained as a Professor of Mathematics in the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences until 1979. He then moved to Stanford and served as a Professor until 1993, when he became Professor Emeritus.

Details of the lecture are as follows:

Topic:A Survey of Wave Propagation Speaker:Prof Joseph B Keller Date:Thursday, 15 February 2001 Time:4:30-5:30 pm Venue:Chow Tak Sin Lecture Theater, Academic Concourse, HKUST, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon Language: English

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Press Release at http www.ust.hk/~webopa/news/2001_News/news0213.html