Paul Glendinning
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Paul Glendinning is a British
mathematician
known for his work on dynamical systems, specifically models of the time-evolution of complex mathematical or physical processes. His main areas of research are bifurcation theory
(particularly global bifurcations); synchronization and blowout bifurcations; low dimensional map
s; and quasi-periodically forced systems.
He gained his PhD from King's College, Cambridge
in 1985 with a thesis entitled Homoclinic Bifurcations under the supervision of Nigel Weiss
.
After post-doctoral research at the University of Warwick
, he returned to Cambridge, with a Junior Research Fellowship at King's. In 1987 he moved to Gonville and Caius College
as Director of Studies in Applied Mathematics. In 1992 he won the Adams Prize
. In 1996 he was appointed to a chair at Queen Mary and Westfield College
, London and then to a chair at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in 2000.
In 2004 the Victoria University of Manchester
and UMIST merged and he was appointed as head of the School of Mathematics
formed by the merger of the Mathematics Departments in the former institutions. His term of office as head of school expired in August 2008.
He is on the Editorial Board of the European Journal of Applied Mathematics and the journal Dynamical Systems.
Glendinning is married and lives in Marsden, West Yorkshire
. He is the son of the writer and broadcaster Victoria Glendinning
.
United Kingdom
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Mathematician
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known for his work on dynamical systems, specifically models of the time-evolution of complex mathematical or physical processes. His main areas of research are bifurcation theory
Bifurcation theory
Bifurcation theory is the mathematical study of changes in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family, such as the integral curves of a family of vector fields, and the solutions of a family of differential equations...
(particularly global bifurcations); synchronization and blowout bifurcations; low dimensional map
Orthogonal group
In mathematics, the orthogonal group of degree n over a field F is the group of n × n orthogonal matrices with entries from F, with the group operation of matrix multiplication...
s; and quasi-periodically forced systems.
He gained his PhD from King's College, Cambridge
King's College, Cambridge
King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college's full name is "The King's College of our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge", but it is usually referred to simply as "King's" within the University....
in 1985 with a thesis entitled Homoclinic Bifurcations under the supervision of Nigel Weiss
Nigel Weiss
Nigel Oscar Weiss FRS is an astronomer and mathematician, and leader in the field of astrophysical and geophysical fluid dynamics. He is currently Emeritus Professor of Mathematical Astrophysics at the University of Cambridge.-Career:Born in South Africa, Prof...
.
After post-doctoral research at the University of Warwick
University of Warwick
The University of Warwick is a public research university located in Coventry, United Kingdom...
, he returned to Cambridge, with a Junior Research Fellowship at King's. In 1987 he moved to Gonville and Caius College
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Gonville and Caius College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The college is often referred to simply as "Caius" , after its second founder, John Keys, who fashionably latinised the spelling of his name after studying in Italy.- Outline :Gonville and...
as Director of Studies in Applied Mathematics. In 1992 he won the Adams Prize
Adams Prize
The Adams Prize is awarded each year by the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge and St John's College to a young, UK based mathematician for first-class international research in the Mathematical Sciences....
. In 1996 he was appointed to a chair at Queen Mary and Westfield College
Queen Mary, University of London
Queen Mary, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
, London and then to a chair at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in 2000.
In 2004 the Victoria University of Manchester
Victoria University of Manchester
The Victoria University of Manchester was a university in Manchester, England. On 1 October 2004 it merged with the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology to form a new entity, "The University of Manchester".-1851 - 1951:The University was founded in 1851 as Owens College,...
and UMIST merged and he was appointed as head of the School of Mathematics
School of Mathematics, University of Manchester
The School of Mathematics at the University of Manchester is one of the largest mathematics departments in the United Kingdom, with around 80 academic staff and an undergraduate intake of roughly 400 a year and another 200 postgraduate students...
formed by the merger of the Mathematics Departments in the former institutions. His term of office as head of school expired in August 2008.
He is on the Editorial Board of the European Journal of Applied Mathematics and the journal Dynamical Systems.
Glendinning is married and lives in Marsden, West Yorkshire
Marsden, West Yorkshire
Marsden is a large village within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, west of Huddersfield and located at the confluence of the River Colne and the Wessenden Brook...
. He is the son of the writer and broadcaster Victoria Glendinning
Victoria Glendinning
The Hon. Victoria Glendinning, CBE , is a British biographer, critic, broadcaster and novelist; she is President of English PEN, a winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, was awarded a CBE in 1998 and is Vice-President of the Royal Society of Literature.- Biography :She was born in Sheffield...
.