Mark Pinsky
Encyclopedia
Mark A. Pinsky is Professor of Mathematics at Northwestern University
. His research areas include probability theory
, mathematical analysis
, Fourier Analysis and wavelets. Pinsky earned his Ph.D at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT).
His published works include 125 research papers
and 10 books , including several conference proceedings and textbooks. His most recent book Introduction to Fourier Analysis and Wavelets has been translated into Spanish
.
(AMS), Institute of Mathematical Statistics
, Mathematical Association of America
, and has provided services for Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
(MSRI), most recently as Consulting Editor for the AMS. He served on the Executive Committee of MSRI for the period 1996–2000.
Pinsky was an invited speaker at the meeting to honor Stanley Zietz
in Philadelphia at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
, March 20, 2008 .
Pinsky is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Theoretical Probability.
, a term coined by J.P. Kahane, hasn't become a popular topic for research in harmonic analysis.
Pinsky was coordinator of the twenty-ninth Midwest Probability Colloquium, held at Northwestern University
in October 2007.
See list of publication with pdfs.
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
. His research areas include probability theory
Probability theory
Probability theory is the branch of mathematics concerned with analysis of random phenomena. The central objects of probability theory are random variables, stochastic processes, and events: mathematical abstractions of non-deterministic events or measured quantities that may either be single...
, mathematical analysis
Mathematical analysis
Mathematical analysis, which mathematicians refer to simply as analysis, has its beginnings in the rigorous formulation of infinitesimal calculus. It is a branch of pure mathematics that includes the theories of differentiation, integration and measure, limits, infinite series, and analytic functions...
, Fourier Analysis and wavelets. Pinsky earned his Ph.D at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
(MIT).
His published works include 125 research papers
and 10 books , including several conference proceedings and textbooks. His most recent book Introduction to Fourier Analysis and Wavelets has been translated into Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
.
Biography
Pinsky has been at Northwestern since 1968, following a two-year postdoctoral position at Stanford. He completed the Ph.D. at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1966, under the direction of Henry McKean and became Full Professor in 1976. He has been married to artist Joanna Pinsky since 1963; they have three children, Seth, Jonathan, and Lea, and four grandchildren, Nathan, Jason, Justin, and Jasper.Academic memberships and services
Pinsky is a member of the American Mathematical SocietyAmerican Mathematical Society
The American Mathematical Society is an association of professional mathematicians dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and scholarship, which it does with various publications and conferences as well as annual monetary awards and prizes to mathematicians.The society is one of the...
(AMS), Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Institute of Mathematical Statistics
The Institute of Mathematical Statistics is an international professional and scholarly society devoted to the development, dissemination, and application of statistics and probability. The Institute currently has about 4,000 members in all parts of the world...
, Mathematical Association of America
Mathematical Association of America
The Mathematical Association of America is a professional society that focuses on mathematics accessible at the undergraduate level. Members include university, college, and high school teachers; graduate and undergraduate students; pure and applied mathematicians; computer scientists;...
, and has provided services for Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
The Mathematical Sciences Research Institute , founded in 1982, is an independent nonprofit mathematical research institution whose funding sources include the National Science Foundation, foundations, corporations, and more than 90 universities and institutions...
(MSRI), most recently as Consulting Editor for the AMS. He served on the Executive Committee of MSRI for the period 1996–2000.
Pinsky was an invited speaker at the meeting to honor Stanley Zietz
Stanley Zietz
Stanley Zietz was a mathematician and scientist who was a researcher, professor, department chairperson, and humanitarian.Zietz studied at MIT, Berkeley, Temple University, and did research worldwide...
in Philadelphia at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
University of the Sciences , officially known as University of the Sciences in Philadelphia , located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in pharmacy and a variety of other health-related disciplines.-History:The history of the University of the Sciences...
, March 20, 2008 .
Pinsky is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Theoretical Probability.
Mathematical works
His early work was directed toward generalizations of the central limit theorem, known as random evolution, on which he wrote a monograph in 1991. At the same time he became interested in differential equations with noise, computing the Lyapunov exponents of various stochastic differential equations. His current interests include classical harmonic analysis and stochastic Riemannian geometry. The Pinsky phenomenonPinsky phenomenon
The Pinsky phenomenon is a result in Fourier analysis, a branch of mathematics . This phenomenon was discovered by Mark Pinsky of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois...
, a term coined by J.P. Kahane, hasn't become a popular topic for research in harmonic analysis.
Pinsky was coordinator of the twenty-ninth Midwest Probability Colloquium, held at Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
in October 2007.
Selected publications
- Introduction to Fourier Analysis and Wavelets (Brooks/Cole Series in Advanced Mathematics), 2002, ISBN 9780534376604
- Fourier series of radial functions in several variables
- Pointwise Fourier inversion and related eigenfunction expansions
- Eigenfunction expansions with general boundary conditions
- Pointwise Fourier Inversion-A Wave Equation Approach
- A generalized Kolmogorov for the Hilbert transform
See list of publication with pdfs.