Steven H. Strogatz | |
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| Born | August 13, 1959 Torrington, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) Trinity College, Cambridge Harvard University (PhD) |
| Known for | Watts and Strogatz model Dynamical systems theory Network theory |
| Spouse | Carole Schiffman |
| Children | Leah Strogatz, Joanna Strogatz |
| Awards | Member of the National Academy of Sciences Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Lewis Thomas Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics Complex systems Networks Applied mathematics Chaos theory[1] |
| Institutions | Cornell University University of Cambridge Princeton University Harvard University Boston University |
| Thesis | The Mathematical Structure of the Human Sleep-Wake Cycle (1986) |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard Ernest Kronauer Charles Czeisler[2] |
| Doctoral students | Duncan J. Watts Lauren M. Childs[2] |
| Website | www math |
Steven Henry Strogatz (/ˈstroʊɡæts/; born August 13, 1959) is an American mathematician and author, and the Susan and Barton Winokur Distinguished Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and Mathematics at Cornell University.[3][4] He is known for his work on nonlinear systems, including contributions to the study of synchronization in dynamical systems, and for his research in a variety of areas of applied mathematics, including mathematical biology and complex network theory.
Strogatz is the host of Quanta Magazine's The Joy of Why podcast.[5] He previously hosted The Joy of x podcast, named after his book of the same name.[6][7] His published books include Sync, The Joy of x, The Calculus of Friendship, and Infinite Powers.
- ^ Steven Strogatz publications indexed by Google Scholar
- ^ a b Steven Strogatz at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ Strogatz personal web page
- ^ Strogatz at Cornell
- ^ "The Joy of Why". Quanta Magazine. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Quanta Magazine". www.quantamagazine.org. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Why I'm Hosting The Joy of x Podcast". Quanta Magazine. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-27.