John Stillwell | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | University of Melbourne Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D., 1970) |
Awards | Chauvenet Prize (2005) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | 1970 until 2001: Monash University 2002 to date: University of San Francisco |
Doctoral advisor | Hartley Rogers, Jr |
John Colin Stillwell (born 1942) is an Australian mathematician on the faculties of the University of San Francisco and Monash University. [1]
He was born in Melbourne, Australia and lived there until he went to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for his doctorate. [1] He received his PhD from MIT in 1970, working under Hartley Rogers, Jr, [2] who had himself worked under Alonzo Church. [3] From 1970 until 2001, he taught at Monash University back in Australia and in 2002 began teaching in San Francisco. [1]
In 2005, Stillwell was the recipient of the Mathematical Association of America's prestigious Chauvenet Prize for his article "The Story of the 120-Cell," [4] Notices of the AMS, January 2001, pp. 17–24. [5] In 2012, he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society. [6]
Stillwell is the author of many textbooks and other books on mathematics including: