Joseph Neisendorfer

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Joseph Alvin Neisendorfer (born April 22, 1945 in Chicago) is an American mathematician known for his work in homotopy theory, an area of algebraic topology. [1] He is a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society. [2]

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Education and career

Neisendorfer earned his bachelor's degree in 1967 from the University of Chicago. He earned his master's degree in 1968 and his doctorate in 1972 from Princeton University, working under the direction of John Coleman Moore. [3] [4]

In 1972 he began working as an assistant professor at the University of Notre Dame, then in 1976 at Syracuse University, and then in 1978 at Fordham University. In 1980–1981 he worked at the Institute for Advanced Study after which he became an associate professor at Ohio State University. He served as a professor at the University of Rochester from 1985 until his retirement in 2011, serving as department chair from 1994 to 1996.

During his tenure as the department chair, the University of Rochester experienced severe financial challenges which led to significant restructuring entitled the Rochester Renaissance Plan. [5] In November 1995, the mathematics department was told by the University of Rochester administration that the doctoral program was slated for removal and that the departmental faculty slated for significant downsizing, and admissions to the University of Rochester doctoral program in Mathematics were suspended. [6] This decision led to the involvement of the American Mathematical Society, who passed a resolution urging Rochester to reconsider and formed a task force (chaired by Arthur Jaffe) to address the issue. [7] After a fact-finding committee organized by Neisendorfer sent their report to the university administration, the doctoral program in mathematics was restored. [8] [9] [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Neisendorfer Homepage". University of Rochester . Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  2. ↑ "List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society". American Mathematical Society. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  3. ↑ Joseph Neisendorfer at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  4. ↑ Kelly, Morgan (2016-04-08). "John C. Moore, dedicated and influential Princeton mathematician, dies". Princeton University. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  5. ↑ "Rochester Renaissance Plan for The College". University of Rochester. 1995-11-16. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  6. ↑ Arenson, Karen W. (1996-02-04). "Fears That Loss of a Math Ph.D. Program Figures in a Bigger Equation". The New York Times . Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  7. ↑ Jackson, Allyn (1996). "Downsizing at Rochester: Mathematics Ph.D. Program Cut" (PDF). Notices of the AMS . 43 (3): 300–306.
  8. ↑ "Rochester Enhancing Math Programs". University of Rochester. 1996-03-28. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  9. ↑ Jaffe, Arthur (1996-03-28). "Flash Update from the Rochester Task Force of the AMS". American Mathematical Society. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  10. ↑ Neisendorfer, Joseph (2008-04-10). "Letter from Joseph Neisendorfer". What's New . Retrieved 2018-05-17.
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