Leslie Frederick Greengard (born 1957) is an American mathematician, physicist and computer scientist.[2][3] He is co-inventor with Vladimir Rokhlin Jr. of the fast multipole method (FMM) in 1987, recognized as one of the top-ten algorithms of the 20th century.[2][4]
Leslie Greengard | |
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| Born | Leslie Frederick Greengard 1957 (age 66–67) London, United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | |
| Known for | Fast multipole method |
| Father | Paul Greengard |
| Relatives | Chris Chase (aunt) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Applied mathematics |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | The Rapid Evaluation of Potential Fields in Particle Systems (1987) |
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Greengard was elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2006 for work on the development of algorithms and software for fast multipole methods.
Short biography
editLeslie Frederick Greengard[1] was born in 1957 in London, England,[5] but grew up in the United States in New York City, Boston, and New Haven. He holds a B.A. in mathematics from Wesleyan University (1979), an M.D. from the Yale School of Medicine (1987), and a Ph.D. in computer science from Yale University (1987).[2][3]
From 2006 to 2011, Greengard was director of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, an independent division of the New York University (NYU)[3][6] and is currently a professor of mathematics and computer science at Courant. He is also a professor at New York University Tandon School of Engineering[7] and the director of the Simons Center for Data Analysis.[8]
He formerly served as the Director at the Center for Computational Biology at the Flatiron Institute. As of October 2018[update], he has assumed the directorship of the new Center of Computational Mathematics at the Institute.[9]
He is the son of neuroscientist Paul Greengard and the nephew of Irene Kane, later known as Chris Chase, an actress, writer, and journalist.[10]
Awards and honors
edit- 2016, fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[11]
- 2014, Von Neumann Lecture, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
- 2011, Wilbur Cross Medal
- 2010, Plenary Speaker, SIAM Annual Meeting
- 2010, "National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellowship", from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)[12]
- 2006, elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering[13]
- 2006, elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences[14]
- 2005, Plenary Speaker, 2nd National Congress on Applied and Industrial Mathematics (France)
- 2004, "Margaret and Herman Sokol Faculty Award in the Sciences" from the New York University[15][16]
- 2001, Leroy P. Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research from the American Mathematical Society (together with Vladimir Rokhlin), for their paper describing a new algorithm: the fast multipole method (FMM)[2]
- 2000, Plenary Speaker, SIAM Conference on Computational Science & Engineering
- 1999, Plenary Speaker, International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics
- 1998, Invited Speaker, International Congress of Mathematicians[17]
- 1990, "Fellowship for Science and Engineering" from the Packard Foundation[18][19]
- 1990, Presidential Young Investigator Award from the National Science Foundation[20]
- 1987–1989, "Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowship" from the National Science Foundation[21]
- 1987, Council of Graduate Schools/University Microfilms International Distinguished Dissertation Award, for his PhD. dissertation "The Rapid Evaluation of Potential Fields in Particle Systems"[22][23]
- 1987, "Doctoral Dissertation Award", Series Winner from the Association for Computing Machinery[24]
- 1987, Sandoz Thesis Award from the Yale School of Medicine
- 1979–1986, Public Health Service – National Research Service Award Medical Scientist Training Program
References
edit- ^ a b c Greengard, Leslie Frederick (1987). The Rapid Evaluation of Potential Fields in Particle Systems (PhD). Yale University.
- ^ a b c d "2001 Steele Prizes" (PDF). Notices of the American Mathematical Society. 48 (4): 404–407. April 2001. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Current NSSEFF Fellows - 2010 Fellows" (PDF). U.S. Department of Defense. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
- ^ Cipra, Barry Arthur (May 16, 2000). "The Best of the 20th Century: Editors Name Top 10 Algorithms". SIAM News. 33 (4). Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics: 2. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
- ^ "IEEE Author: Leslie Greengard". IEEE. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- ^ John Beckman (April 26, 2006). "NYU Names Mathematician Leslie Greengard As Director of Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences". NYU Today. New York University. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
- ^ "Home | NYU Tandon School of Engineering".
- ^ "SCDA Staff | Simons Foundation". Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
- ^ "Flatiron Institute Launches Center for Computational Mathematics". October 2018.
- ^ Clem Richardson (February 3, 2003). "A Nobel Patriarch 2000 Winner Head Of Talented Family". NYDailyNews.com. Daily News. Archived from the original on May 15, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
- ^ Newly Elected Members, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, April 2016, retrieved 2016-04-20
- ^ "Current NSSEFF Fellows - 2010 Fellows". U.S. Department of Defense. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
- ^ "NAE Members Directory - Dr. Leslie Greengard". U.S. National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
- ^ "NAS Membership Directory". U.S. National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
- ^ "Arts & Science - 2004-2005 Faculty Honors and Awards". New York University. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
- ^ "Events - Previous Weekly Bulletins". Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. November 16, 2004. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
- ^ Greengard, Leslie; Sun, Xiaobai (1998). "A new version of the fast Gauss transform". Doc. Math. (Bielefeld) Extra Vol. ICM Berlin, 1998, vol. III. pp. 575–584.
- ^ "Fellowship for Science and Engineering". David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-02-11. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
- ^ "Fellowship for Science and Engineering - Leslie F. Greengard". David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Retrieved February 19, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Presidential Young Investigator Award: Rapid Numerical Algorithms for Scientific Computation". National Science Foundation. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
- ^ "Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowship". National Science Foundation. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
- ^ "Awards - CGS/UMI Distinguished Dissertation". Council of Graduate Schools. Archived from the original on 2011-01-28. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
- ^ "Hall of Scholars: past winners of the CGS/UMI Distinguished Dissertation Award". Archived from the original on 2010-12-05. Retrieved February 20, 2011 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Doctoral Dissertation Award". Association for Computing Machinery. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
External links
edit- Leslie Greengard at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- "New York University - Leslie Greengard profile". nyu.edu. Retrieved March 11, 2011.