Harold P. Boas
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1980)
Lester R. Ford Award (2007)
Chauvenet Prize (2009)
Fellow of the AMS (2013)
MAA Texas Section Distinguished Teaching Award (2013)
Paul R. Halmos – Lester R. Ford Award (2017)
Harold P. Boas | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 26, 1954 (age 71) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (1976) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1980) |
| Awards | Stefan Bergman Prize (1995) Lester R. Ford Award (2007) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Columbia University Texas A&M University |
| Doctoral advisor | Norberto Kerzman |
| Website | haroldpboas |
Harold P. Boas (born June 26, 1954) is an American mathematician, professor emeritus of Texas A&M University, where he was Professor and Presidential Professor for Teaching Excellence in the department of mathematics.[1]
Boas was born in Evanston, Illinois, United States. He is the youngest of three children of two noted mathematicians, Ralph P. Boas, Jr and Mary L. Boas.[2]
Education
He received his A.B. and S.M. degrees in applied mathematics from Harvard University in 1976[3] and his Ph.D. in mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1980 under the direction of Norberto Kerzman.[4]
Career
Boas was a J. F. Ritt Assistant Professor at Columbia University (1980–1984) before moving to Texas A&M University as an assistant professor, where he advanced to the rank of associate professor in 1987 and full professor in 1992.[3] He was given the university title of Presidential Professor for Teaching Excellence in 2012 and the System title of Regents Professor in 2014.[1]
He has held visiting positions at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute in Berkeley, California.
