Walter Whiteley

Walter John Whiteley is a professor in the department of mathematics and statistics at York University in Canada.[1] He specializes in geometry and mathematics education, and is known for his expertise in structural rigidity and rigidity matroids.

Education and career

Whiteley graduated from Queen's University in 1966.[2][3] He earned his Ph.D. in 1971 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with a dissertation titled Logic and Invariant Theory supervised by Gian-Carlo Rota.[4] He worked as an instructor at Champlain College Saint-Lambert, with a joint appointment in mathematics and humanities, from 1972 until he joined the York University faculty in 1992.[2][3]

Awards and honours

In 2009, Whiteley won the Adrien Pouliot Award of the Canadian Mathematical Society for his contributions to mathematics education.[3] In August 2014, the Fields Institute at the University of Toronto hosted a workshop on rigidity theory and spatial reasoning, "inspired by the distinguished career of Professor Walter Whiteley".[5]

Selected publications

References

  1. Faculty, York University Department of Mathematics and Statistics, retrieved 2015-11-21.
  2. 1 2 Curriculum vitae: Walter John Whiteley (PDF), April 2001, retrieved 2015-11-21.
  3. 1 2 3 2009 Adrien Pouliot Award (PDF), Canadian Mathematical Society, retrieved 2015-11-21.
  4. Walter Whiteley at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  5. Workshop on Making Models: Stimulating Research In Rigidity Theory And Spatial-Visual Reasoning, Held at the Fields Institute, August 5–9, 2014, retrieved 2015-11-21.

External links

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