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Scott W. Williams | |
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| Born | 22 April 1943 Staten Island, New York, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Pre-doctoral: B.S. Mathematics (minor in Humanities) 1964 Morgan State College; M.S. Mathematics (1967) Lehigh University. Post-doctoral: Ph.D. Topology (minor in Algebra) 1969 Lehigh University; thesis: The Transfinite Cardinal Covering Dimension; Advisor: Samuel Gulden |
| Known for | Studies in topology and innovations in the field of mathematics |
| Awards | New York Chancellor Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1982 |
| Honours | Ford Foundation Senior Research Fellow, 1980-81
National Science Foundation research grant, 1983–87 Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, State University of New York (1982) 1986–1987 Fulbright-Lecturer (Prague Czechoslovakia) 1997 Keynote Address, A Sly Fox Approach to Racism, Conference on Black History, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, February 2004, selected as one of the 50 Most Important Blacks in Research Science. Professor Williams has published 32 papers, given MORE THAN eighty-five invited conference lectures, colloquia, and seminar lectures on his mathematics research at fifty-eight institutions in eight countries, and has lectured to high-ability high-school students. |
Scott Williams (born April 22, 1943, in Staten Island, New York) is a professor of mathematics at the University at Buffalo, SUNY.[1] He was recognized by Mathematically Gifted & Black as a Black History Month 2017 Honoree.[2]
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