David Gauld (mathematician)
David Barry Gauld ONZM (born 28 June 1942) is a New Zealand mathematician. He is a professor of mathematics at the University of Auckland.
Biography[]
Within mathematics, Gauld works in set-theoretic topology, with emphasis on applications to non-metrisable manifolds and topological properties of manifolds close to metrisability. Gauld has authored two monographs[1][2] and over 70 research papers.[3]
Gauld was born on 28 June 1942 in Inglewood[4] and grew up there. He was educated at Wanganui Technical College, Inglewood High School and New Plymouth Boys’ High School, and later obtained his BSc and MSc degrees with first-class honours in mathematics from the University of Auckland. Awarded a Fulbright Grant, he completed his PhD[5] in topology, in the University of California, Los Angeles. He was Head of the Department of Mathematics for 15 years and Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Research) for two-and-a-half years at the University of Auckland.
Honours[]
In the years 1981–1982, Gauld served as president of the New Zealand Mathematical Society. He was the founding secretary of the , and served in this position for 13 years, retiring in 2011. In 1997, he was awarded a New Zealand Science and Technology Medal by the Royal Society of New Zealand.[6] In 2015, he became an honorary life member of the New Zealand Mathematical Society.[7][8] In the 2016 New Year Honours, Gauld was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to mathematics.[9][10]
References[]
- ^ "David Gauld, Non-metrisable Manifolds, Springer 2014". doi:10.1007/978-981-287-257-9.
- ^ "David Gauld, Differential Topology: an introduction, Marcel Dekker 1982 (republished Dover 2006)".
- ^ "David Gauld's homepage".
- ^ Tee, Garry J. "David Gauld" (PDF). NZMS Newsletter (83). Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ David Gauld at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ "Newsletter of the New Zealand Mathematical Society 72 (1998), page 4" (PDF).
- ^ "Newsletter of the New Zealand Mathematical Society 125 (2015), page 27" (PDF).
- ^ "Newsletter of the London Mathematical Society 455 (2016), page 13" (PDF).
- ^ "New Year honours list 2016". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "New Years Honours: David Gauld finds perfect formula for 50-year career in maths". Stuff. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
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