Steven Strogatz
Steven H. Strogatz | |
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Spouse | Carole Schiffman |
Children | Leah Strogatz, Joanna Strogatz |
Awards | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Lewis Thomas Prize |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics Complex systems Networks Applied mathematics Chaos theory[1] |
Institutions | Cornell University University of Cambridge Princeton University Harvard University Boston University |
Thesis | The Mathematical Structure of the Human Sleep-Wake Cycle (1986) |
Doctoral advisor | Richard Ernest Kronauer Charles Czeisler[2] |
Doctoral students | Duncan J. Watts Lauren M. Childs[2] |
Website | www math |
Steven Henry Strogatz (/ˈstroʊɡæts/), born August 13, 1959, is an American mathematician and author, and the Susan and Barton Winokur Distinguished Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and Mathematics at Cornell University.[3][4] He is known for his work on
Strogatz is the host of Quanta Magazine's The Joy of Why podcast.[5] He previously hosted The Joy of x podcast, named after his book of the same name.[6][7] His published books include Sync, The Joy of x, The Calculus of Friendship, and Infinite Powers.
Education
Strogatz attended high school at
Career
After spending three years as a
Research
Early in his career, Strogatz worked on a variety of problems in mathematical biology, including the geometry of supercoiled DNA,[12] the topology of three-dimensional chemical waves,[13] and the collective behavior of biological oscillators, such as swarms of synchronously flashing fireflies.[14] In the 1990s, his work focused on nonlinear dynamics and chaos applied to physics, engineering, and biology. Several of these projects dealt with coupled oscillators, such as lasers, superconducting Josephson junctions, and crickets that chirp in unison.[15] His more recent work examines complex systems and their consequences in everyday life, such as the role of crowd synchronization in the wobbling of London's Millennium Bridge on its opening day,[16] and the dynamics of structural balance in social systems.[17][18]
Perhaps his best-known research contribution is his 1998
Writing and outreach
Strogatz's writing for the general public includes four books and frequent newspaper articles. His book Sync
In 2020 Strogatz began hosting a podcast for Quanta Magazine called “The Joy of x” in which he chats “with a wide range of scientists about their lives and work.”[37]
Awards
Strogatz is a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics,[38] the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,[39] the American Physical Society,[40] and the American Mathematical Society.[41]
Strogatz has been lauded for his ability as a teacher and communicator. In 1991 he was honored with the E. M. Baker Memorial Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, MIT's only institute-wide teaching award selected and awarded solely by students. He has also won several teaching awards at Cornell, including Cornell's highest undergraduate teaching prize, the Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellowship (2016).[42] At the national level, Strogatz received the JPBM Communications Award in 2007.[43] Presented annually, this award recognizes outstanding achievement in communicating about mathematics to nonmathematicians. The JPBM represents the American Mathematical Society, the American Statistical Association, the Mathematical Association of America, and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. In 2013 he received the AAAS Public Engagement with Science Award[44] for "his exceptional commitment to and passion for conveying the beauty and importance of mathematics to the general public."
Strogatz was selected to be the 2009 Rouse Ball Lecturer at Cambridge[45] and an MIT Mathematics 2011 Simons lecturer.[46]
In 2014 he was awarded the Euler Book Prize by
References
- ^ Steven Strogatz publications indexed by Google Scholar
- ^ a b Steven Strogatz at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ Strogatz personal web page
- ^ Strogatz at Cornell
- ^ "The Joy of Why". Quanta Magazine. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Quanta Magazine". www.quantamagazine.org. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Why I'm Hosting The Joy of x Podcast". Quanta Magazine. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
- ^ Strogatz, Steven (1980). The mathematics of supercoiled DNA : an essay in geometric biology. Princeton, NJ: Department of Mathematics.
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- ^ Cornell news article about Schurman Professors
- ^ Cornell news article about Winokur Professorship
- PMID 6940168.
- ^ Sullivan, Walter (1985-01-08). "Strange, Scroll-Like Wave is Linked to Biological Processes". The New York Times.
- ^ Sullivan, Walter (1991-08-13). "A Mystery of Nature: Mangroves Full of Fireflies Blinking in Unison". The New York Times.
- S2CID 2249987.
- ^ Chang, Kenneth (2005-11-08). "All Together Now: Synchrony Explains Swaying". The New York Times.
- ^ 2011 Simons Lectures - Steven Strogatz, Social networks that balance themselves
- PMID 21199953.
- S2CID 4429113.
- ^ "ScienceWatch December 2008". Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
- PMID 25355343.
- ^ "Excel spreadsheet of Google Scholar's 100 top-cited research articles. Extracted on 17 October 2014".[unreliable source?]
- OCLC 50511177.
- ^ Discover's Best Books 2003
- OCLC 276274618.
- ^ Bookslut book review for The Calculus of Friendship
- ^ American Scientist book review for The Calculus of Friendship
- ISBN 978-0547517650.
- ^ Euler Book Prize, Mathematical Association of America, retrieved 2015-08-03.
- ^ 2010 New York Times "Elements of Math" series
- ^ Harvard Business Review blog by Michael Schrage
- ^ "Me, Myself and Math - Opinionator - NYTimes.com". Archived from the original on 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2015-02-15.
- ^ "Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe | HMH Books". www.hmhbooks.com. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ "Shortlist for Royal Society Science Book Prize 2019".
- ^ "New York Times Best Sellers, Science, May 2019". The New York Times.
- .
- ^ Quanta Magazine essay about The Joy of x Podcast
- ^ SIAM Fellows Class of 2009
- ^ "AAAS Fellows elected 2012" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
- ^ 2014 Fellows of American Physical Society
- ^ 2016 Class of the Fellows of the AMS, American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2015-11-16.
- ^ Weiss Presidential Fellowship
- ^ JPBM award announcement
- ^ AAAS Public Engagement with Science Award
- ^ "Rouse Ball Lecture". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
- ^ "MIT Mathematics | Simons". Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
- ^ Euler Book Prize
- ^ Citation for Euler Book Prize, pp. 22-23
- ^ Lewis Thomas Prize Archived 2015-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Profile Edge