Person

Simon, Leon Melvyn (1945 - )

FAA FRS

Born
6 July 1945
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Occupation
Mathematician

Summary

Leon Simon is a mathematician known for his significant contributions to the fields of geometric analysis and measure theory, second order partial differential equations, minimal hypersurfaces, and the mean curvature vector. He held appointments as Professor of Mathematics at both the University of Adelaide and the University of Sydney before becoming Professor at Stanford University in 1986. Simon has been a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science since 1983.

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Chronology

1967
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)) University of Adelaide
1968 - 1971
Career position - Tutor in Mathematics, University of Adelaide
1971
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Adelaide
1972 - 1973
Career position - Lecturer in Mathematics, Flinders University of South Australia
1973
Career position - Visiting Assistant Professor, Stanford University, Stanford, California, U.S.A.
1973 - 1976
Career position - Assistant Professor, Stanford University, Stanford, California, U.S.A.
1976 - 1977
Career position - Visiting Professor, University of Adelaide
1977 - 1978
Career position - Associate Professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
1978 - 1981
Career position - Professor of Mathematics, University of Melbourne
1981 - 1986
Career position - Professor of Mathematics, Australian National University
1983 -
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1983
Award - Fellow, Australian Mathematical Society
1986 -
Career position - Professor, Mathematics Department, Stanford University, Stanford, California, U.S.A.
1994 -
Award - Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1994
Award - Bôcher Memorial Prize, American Mathematical Society
2003 -
Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS)
2012 -
Award - Fellow, American Mathematical Society

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Journal Articles

  • Anon, 'Leon Simon receives 1994 Bôcher Memorial Prize', Notices of the American Mathematical Society, 41 (2) (1994), 99-100. Details

Resources

Rosanne Walker and Helen Cohn

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