Robert L. Devaney

Robert L. Devaney
Devaney in 1973
Born (1948-04-09) April 9, 1948 (age 76)
Alma materCollege of the Holy Cross (BA)
University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsNorthwestern University
Tufts University
Boston University
ThesisReversible diffeomorphisms and flows (1973)
Doctoral advisorStephen Smale
President of the
Mathematical Association of America
In office
2013–2015
Preceded byPaul M. Zorn
Succeeded byFrancis Su

Robert Luke Devaney (born 1948) is an American mathematician. He is the Feld Family Professor of Teaching Excellence at Boston University, and served as the president of the Mathematical Association of America from 2013 to 2015. His research involves dynamical systems and fractals.[1]

  1. ^ Barlow, Rich (February 18, 2000), "CAS Names First Feld Family Professor: Robert Devaney makes fractals crackle, starting in high school", BU Today, Boston University.