John E. Dennis

John Emory Dennis, Jr. (born 1939), is an American mathematician who has made major contributions in mathematical optimization. Dennis is currently a Noah Harding Professor Emeritus and Research Professor in the Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics at Rice University in Houston, Texas. His research interests include Optimization in Engineering Design.

Education

B.S.I.E. (1962) Engineering, University of Miami, Florida
M.S. (1964) Mathematics, University of Miami, Florida
Ph.D. (1966) Mathematics, University of Utah. Dissertation: "Variations on Newton's Method"

References

John E. Dennis, Scholarly Interests
John E. Dennis at the Mathematics Genealogy Project

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