Joseph B. Keller

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Joseph B. Keller is an American mathematician who specializes in applied mathematics. He is famous for his work on the "Geometrical Theory of Diffraction". He is also known for his contribution to the Einstein-Brillouin-Keller method (EBK), which provided new methods to compute eigenvalues in quantum mechanical systems.

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1997 Wolf Prize, Wolf Foundation, Jerusalem, Israel

1996 Frederic Esser Nemmers Prize in Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

1995 Honorary Doctor of Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ

1995 Boeing Chair, Applied Mathematics Department, University of Washington

1995 National Academy of Sciences Award in Applied Mathematics and Numerical Analysis

1993–1994 Professorship Carlos III, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

1993 Honorary Doctor of Philosophy, University of Crete

1993 Rouse Ball Lecturer, University of Cambridge

1990 Lewis M. Terman Professor and Scholar, Stanford University

1989–1993 Honorary Professor of Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge

1988 National Medal of Science

1988 Doctor of Science, Northwestern University

1984 Timoshenko Medal, American Society of Mechanical Engineers

1983 von Neumann Lecturer, Society of Industrial and Applied Mechanics

1981 Eringen Medal, Society of Engineering Sciences

1979 von Karman Prize, Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics

1979 Doctor Technices Honoris Causa, Technical University of Denmark

1977 Gibbs Lecturer, American Mathematical Society

1977 Hedrick Lecturer of Mathematical Association of America

1977 Lester R. Ford Award of the Mathematical Association of America for outstanding expository writing, "The Feynman Integral"

1976 Lester R. Ford Award of the Mathematical Association of America for outstanding writing, "Inverse Problems"

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