Leslie Greengard

Leslie F. Greengard (born in London, England) is an American mathematician, doctor of medicine and computer scientist.[1][2] He is co-inventor of the fast multipole method (FMM) in 1987, recognised as one of the top-ten algorithms of the 20th century.[1][3]

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Short biography

Greengard was born in London, England, but grew up in the United States: in New York, Boston, and New Haven. He holds a B.A. in mathematics from the Wesleyan University (1979), a M.D. from the Yale School of Medicine (1987), and a Ph.D. in computer science from Yale University (1987).[1][2]

Greengard is a professor of mathematics and computer science at and director of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, an independent division of the New York University (NYU).[2][4]

He is the son of Paul Greengard.[5]

Awards and honors

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Current NSSEFF Fellows - 2010 Fellows - Greengard CV". U.S. Department of Defense. http://nsseff.ida.org/pages/cvs/Greengard-CV.pdf. Retrieved March 11, 2011 (2011-03-11). 
  3. ^ Barry A Cipra (May 16, 2000). "The Best of the 20th Century: Editors Name Top 10 Algorithms". SIAM News (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics) 33 (4): 2. http://www.siam.org/news/news.php?id=637. Retrieved February 16, 2011 (2011-02-16). 
  4. ^ John Beckman (April 26, 2006 (2006-04-26)). "NYU Names Mathematician Leslie Greengard As Director of Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences". NYU Today (New York University). http://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2006/04/26/nyu_names_mathematician_leslie.html. Retrieved March 11, 2011 (2011-03-11). 
  5. ^ Clem Richardson (February 3, 2003 (2003-02-03)). "A Nobel Patriarch 2000 Winner Head Of Talented Family". NYDailyNews.com (Daily News). http://articles.nydailynews.com/2003-02-03/news/18218126_1_gifted-kids-josephine-baker-role-models. Retrieved May 31, 2011 (2011-05-31). 
  6. ^ "Current NSSEFF Fellows - 2010 Fellows". U.S. Department of Defense. http://nsseff.ida.org/pages/fellows.html. Retrieved March 11, 2011 (2011-03-11). 
  7. ^ "NAE Members Directory - Dr. Leslie Greengard". U.S. National Academy of Engineering. http://www.nae.edu/MembersSection/Directory20412/30170.aspx. Retrieved February 16, 2011 (2011-02-16). 
  8. ^ "NAS Membership Directory". U.S. National Academy of Sciences. http://www.nasonline.org/site/Dir?sid=1011&view=basic&pg=srch. Retrieved February 20, 2011 (2011-02-20). 
  9. ^ "Arts & Science - 2004-2005 Faculty Honors and Awards". New York University. http://as.nyu.edu/object/aboutas.honorsawards.0405. Retrieved March 11, 2011 (2011-03-11). 
  10. ^ "Events - Previous Weekly Bulletins". Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. November 16, 2004 (2004-11-16). http://www.cims.nyu.edu/events/archive/fall_04.html. Retrieved March 11, 2011 (2011-03-11). 
  11. ^ "Fellowship for Science and Engineering". David and Lucile Packard Foundation. http://www.packard.org/genericDetails.aspx?RootCatID=3&CategoryID=152. Retrieved February 19, 2011 (2011-02-19). 
  12. ^ "Fellowship for Science and Engineering - Leslie F. Greengard". David and Lucile Packard Foundation. http://www.packard.org/fellowsDetails.aspx?RootCatID=3&CategoryID=70&ItemID=2637. Retrieved February 19, 2011 (2011-02-19). 
  13. ^ "Presidential Young Investigator Award: Rapid Numerical Algorithms for Scientific Computation". National Science Foundation. http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=9058579. Retrieved February 19, 2011 (2011-02-19). 
  14. ^ "Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowship". National Science Foundation. http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=8705793. Retrieved February 20, 2011 (2011-02-20). 
  15. ^ "Awards - CGS/UMI Distinguished Dissertation". Council of Graduate Schools. http://www.cgsnet.org/Default.aspx?tabid=131. Retrieved February 20, 2011 (2011-02-20). 
  16. ^ "Hall of Scholars: past winners of the CGS/UMI Distinguished Dissertation Award". ProQuest. http://www.proquest.com/en-US/promos/hos/feature11_hos_ph.shtml. Retrieved February 20, 2011 (2011-02-20). 
  17. ^ "Doctoral Dissertation Award". Association for Computing Machinery. http://awards.acm.org/doctoral_dissertation/. Retrieved February 20, 2011 (2011-02-20). 

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