Ken Ono
Ken Ono | |
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | March 20, 1968
Alma mater | UCLA University of Chicago |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Virginia[1] Emory University University of Wisconsin–Madison Pennsylvania State University |
Doctoral advisor | Basil Gordon |
Doctoral students | Robert Schneider |
Other notable students | Daniel Kane |
Website | Homepage |
Ken Ono (born March 20, 1968) is an American
Early life and education
Ono was born on March 20, 1968, in
He received his BA from the University of Chicago in 1989, where he was a member of the Psi Upsilon fraternity.[2] He earned his PhD in 1993 at UCLA where his advisor was Basil Gordon.[5][2] Initially he planned to study medicine, but later switched to mathematics. He attributes his interest in mathematics to his father.[6]
Career
Ono worked as an instructor at
Ono worked at
Ono was the Vice President of the American Mathematical Society from 2018 to 2021.[2] He is serving as the section chair for mathematics at the American Association for the Advancement of Science from 2020 to 2023.[2]
Research
Integer partitions
In 2000, Ono derived a theory of
In a joint work with
A framework for the Rogers–Ramanujan identities
In 2014, a joint paper by Michael J. Griffin, Ono, and S. Ole Warnaar provided a framework for the Rogers–Ramanujan identities and their arithmetic properties, solving a long-standing mystery stemming from the work of Ramanujan.[10] The findings yield new formulas for algebraic numbers. Their work was ranked 15th among the top 100 stories of 2014 in science by Discover magazine.[11]
Proof of the umbral moonshine conjecture
In a joint paper co-authored with John Duncan and Michael Griffin, Ono helped prove the umbral moonshine conjecture.[12] This conjecture was formulated by Miranda Cheng, John Duncan, and Jeff Harvey, and is a generalization of the monstrous moonshine conjecture proved by Richard Borcherds.[12]
Work on the Riemann Hypothesis
In May 2019, Ono published a joint paper (co-authored with
Advising National Champion and Olympic Swimmers
Since 2016, Ono has been using mathematical analysis and modeling to advise elite competitive swimmers including 2020 Tokyo Olympic medalists
Autobiography and media work
Ono wrote, with Amir Aczel as coauthor, an autobiography, emphasizing the inspiration he gained from Ramanujan's mathematical research.[21][22]
Ono was an Associate Producer and the mathematical consultant for the movie
He starred in a 2022 Super Bowl commercial for Miller Lite beer.[23] He is on the Board of Directors of the Infinity Arts Foundation.[24]
Personal life
From 2012 to 2014, Ono has competed in World Triathlon Cross Championships events while representing the United States.[25]
Honors and awards
- National Security Agency Young Investigator (1997)[citation needed]
- National Science Foundation CAREER Award (1999)[26]
- Sloan Research Fellowship (1999)[27]
- Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering (1999)[28]
- Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from President Bill Clinton (2000)[29]
- Guggenheim Fellowship (2003)[30]
- National Science Foundation Director's Distinguished Teaching Scholar Award (2005)[31]
- Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013)[32]
- University of Chicago Alumni Award for Professional Achievement (2023)[33]
- Effie Silver Award for Miller 64 Super Bowl ad (2023).[34]
- Honorary Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences (2024).[35]
Editorial boards
Ono is on the editorial board of several journals:[2]
- Annals of Combinatorics
- Communications in Number Theory and Physics
- The Ramanujan Journal (Editor-in-Chief)
- Research in the Mathematical Sciences (Editor-in-Chief)
- Research in Number Theory (Editor-in-Chief)
See also
References
- ^ Fall 2019, Thomas Jefferson Professor of Mathematics: https://uva.theopenscholar.com/ken-ono/
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Vitae" (PDF). Ken Ono. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ Bach, John (April 2013), "Getting to know Ono", UC Magazine
- ^ Archives, Cycling (2019-06-26). "Ken Ono". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ Ken Ono at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ a b Saikia, Manjil (23 February 2015). "In conversation with Prof. Ken Ono: Gonit Sora". Gonit Sora. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ Bahorsky, Russ (2022-01-05). "Faculty Spotlight: Math Professor Is UVA Swimming's Secret Weapon". UVA Today. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ Peterson, Ivars (13 December 2002). "Power in partitions". Science News.
- ^ Kavassalis, Sarah. "Finite formula found for partition numbers". The Language of Bad Physics. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- S2CID 119616304.
- ^ "Mother lode of mathematical identities discovered, Discover".
- ^ S2CID 43589605.
- PMID 31113886.
- PMID 31123152.
- ^ - Emory news, 11 January 2018
- ^ - Atlanta Journal Constitution, 25 June 2021
- ^ - University of Virginia news, 5 January 2022
- ^ - National Public Radio, 12 March 2022
- ^ - Swim Swam magazine, 10 August 2022
- ^ Douglass K, Lamb A, Lu J, Ono K, Tenpas W, (March 2024). "Swimming in Data" - Mathematical Intelligencer, 24 March 2024, doi:10.1007/s00283-024-10339-0.
- ISBN 978-3-319-25568-2.
- ^ Stenger, Allen (July 7, 2016). "review of My Search for Ramanujan: How I Learned to Count by Ken Ono and Amir Aczel". MAA Reviews, Mathematical Association of America (MAA).
- ^ "Miller 64 reacts to Bud Light's new 80-calorie beer in new ad". Adweek. 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Infinity Arts Foundation". 29 May 2022.
- ^ "Athlete Profile:Ken Ono". World Triathlon Championship Series. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ Date, Upcoming Due (2024-03-30). "The Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers: Recipient Details". NSF. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ - IAS biography. retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ^ David and Lucile Packard Foundation website, retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ^ - Penn State news, retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ^ - John S. Guggenheim Foundation website, retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ^ - NSF press release, retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ^ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ University of Chicago news story, retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ "2023 Effie Award annoucement". 6 July 2023.
- ^ Indian Academy of Sciences Announcement, retrieved 2024-01-10.