Henk Broer

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Hendrik Wolter Broer
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Broer depicted in 2015
Born(1950-02-18)18 February 1950
Diever, Netherlands
Alma mater University of Groningen
Known forNonlinear dynamical systems
Scientific career
Fields Mathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Groningen, Boston University, Universitat de Barcelona
Doctoral advisor Floris Takens
Doctoral students Hinke Osinga

Hendrik Wolter "Henk" Broer (born 18 February 1950, Diever) is a Dutch mathematician known for contributions to the theory of nonlinear dynamical systems. He was professor at the University of Groningen between 1981 and 2015.

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Biography

Broer was granted a doctorate in the faculty of mathematics and natural sciences in 1979 under the supervision of Floris Takens for a thesis entitled Bifurcations of singularities in volume preserving vector fields. He was a professor at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, from 1981 until his retirement in 2015.

In 1985, he spent a semester as a guest professor of Boston University, Massachusetts. He is a long term member of the Royal Dutch Mathematical Society, serving as chairman from 2007 to 2009.[ citation needed ]

Awards and honors

In 2008, Broer became a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. [1] In 2015, he was made a Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion.



Books

Broer has written a number of books and published over 120 articles on his subject, including the following: [2]

Edited books

References

  1. "Henk Broer". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018.
  2. "Royal Decoration for Henk Broer". University of Groningen. 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2024-05-06.