Joseph Keller

Joseph Bishop Keller
Born(1923-07-31)July 31, 1923
DiedSeptember 7, 2016(2016-09-07) (aged 93)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materNew York University
Known forGeometrical theory of diffraction
Keller–Miksis formulation
Einstein–Brillouin–Keller method
AwardsLester R. Ford Award (1976, 1977)
Gibbs Lecture (1977)
Eringen Medal (1981)
John von Neumann Prize (1983)
Timoshenko Medal (1984)
National Medal of Science (1988)
ICM Speaker (1994)
Nemmers Prize in Mathematics (1996)
Wolf Prize (1997)
Ig Nobel Prize (1999, 2012)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsNew York University
Stanford University
Thesis Reflection and transmission of electromagnetic waves by thin curved shells[1]
Doctoral advisorRichard Courant[1]
Doctoral studentsHerbert Bishop Keller
George C. Papanicolaou
Bernard J. Matkowsky
L. Mahadevan

Joseph Bishop Keller (July 31, 1923 – September 7, 2016) was an American mathematician who specialized in applied mathematics. He was best known for his work on the "geometrical theory of diffraction" (GTD).[2]

  1. ^ a b Joseph Keller at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  2. ^ Keller, J.B. (1962). "Geometrical theory of diffraction". J. Opt. Soc. Am. 52 (2): 116–130. doi:10.1364/JOSA.52.000116. PMID 14454948.