Bob Vaughan

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Robert Charles Vaughan
Robert Charles Vaughan Oberwolfach 2019.jpg
R. C. Vaughan at Oberwolfach in 2008
Born (1945-03-24) March 24, 1945 (age 79)
Alma mater University of London
Known for Analytic number theory
Exponential sums
Hardy–Littlewood circle method
Awards Berwick Prize (1979)
Fellow of the Royal Society
Scientific career
Fields Mathematician
Institutions Penn State
Imperial College
Doctoral advisor Theodor Estermann
Doctoral students Trevor Wooley

Robert Charles "Bob" Vaughan FRS (born 24 March 1945) is a British mathematician, working in the field of analytic number theory.

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Life

Vaughan was born 24 March 1945. He read mathematics at University College London, earning a bachelor's degree with second class honours in 1966. [1] He completed his PhD in 1970 at the University of London under supervision of Theodor Estermann. [2] He supervised Trevor Wooley's PhD. [2]

After postdoctoral research at the University of Nottingham and University of Sheffield, he became a lecturer in 1972 at Imperial College London. He was promoted to reader in 1976 and professor in 1980, and headed the Pure Mathematics Section from 1988 to 1990. Since 1999, he has been Professor at Pennsylvania State University. [1]

Awards

Vaughan was a 1979 recipient of the Junior Berwick Prize. [3]

Since 1990 Vaughan has been a Fellow of the Royal Society. [4] In 2012, he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society. [5]

In 1990, he was given an honorary doctorate (D.Sc.) by the University of London. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Curriculum vitae" (PDF). 3 January 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2008.
  2. 1 2 Bob Vaughan at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  3. "Berwick Prizewinners". MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive. University of St Andrews. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  4. "Professor Robert Vaughan FRS". Fellow Detail Page. Royal Society. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  5. List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2013-08-28.