Thomas C. Sideris

 

Address:

Department of Mathematics

University of California

Santa Barbara, California 93106

USA


Email:  sideris ‘at’ math ‘dot’ ucsb ‘dot’ edu


Areas of interest:

Nonlinear hyperbolic partial differential equations, formation of singularities, fluid dynamics, elastodynamics.


Education:

AB 1976, Franklin and Marshall College


PhD 1981, Indiana University


Professional experience:

1981-1982

Visiting Assistant Professor, Division of Applied Mathematics, Brown University


1982-1984

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Purdue University


1984-1988

Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of California,

Santa Barbara


1985-1987

NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, Courant Institute, New York University


1988-1992

Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of California,

Santa Barbara


1992-2021

Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of California, Santa Barbara


1992 (Fall)

Visiting Member, School of Mathematics, Institute for Advanced Study


2004-2007

Chair, Department of Mathematics, University of California, Santa Barbara


2014-2015

Graduate Vice Chair, Department of Mathematics, University of California,

Santa Barbara


2021-Present

Professor Emeritus, Department of Mathematics, University of California, Santa Barbara

Professional Membership:

Fellow of the American Mathematical Society

Students:

Stephen Krigman, MA 1991

Lori Carmack, PhD 1996

Shu-Yi Tu, PhD 1999

Becca Thomases, PhD 2003

Paul Kessenich, PhD 2008

Boyan Jonov, PhD 2014

Jay Roberts, PhD 2019