Donal O'Shea

Donal O'Shea is a Canadian mathematician, who is also noted for his bestselling books.[1] He served as the fifth president of New College of Florida in Sarasota, from July 1, 2012, until June 30, 2021. He was succeeded by Patricia Okker on July 1, 2021.[2] Before coming to New College, he served in various roles at Mount Holyoke College, including professor of mathematics, dean of faculty, and vice president for academic affairs.[3][4]

O'Shea graduated with a B.Sc. from Harvard College,[4] and received a Ph.D. in mathematics from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario in 1981; his thesis, titled On μ-Equivalent Families of Singularities, was written under the direction of Albert John Coleman.


Bibliography

Some of his best known books are:[5]

  • The Poincaré Conjecture: In Search of the Shape of the Universe [6]

The book has consistently received good reviews.[7][8]

  • David A. Cox, John Little, and Donal O'Shea: Using algebraic geometry, Graduate Texts in Mathematics, vol. 185, Springer-Verlag, 2005.
  • David A. Cox, John Little, and Donal O'Shea: Ideals, varieties, and algorithms: an introduction to computational algebraic geometry and commutative algebra, 3rd. edition, Springer Verlag, 2007.

References

  1. ↑ "Scientists' Nightstand: Donal O'Shea". American Scientist. 2008-05-20. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  2. ↑ . 2021-07-01 https://www.ncf.edu/news/news/president-okker-assumes-leadership-of-ncf/]]. Retrieved 2021-09-02. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ Christopher O'Donnell. "Mathematician deemed perfect fit as next New College president – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL". Heraldtribune.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  4. 1 2 "Directory | Donal O'Shea". New College of Florida Directory. 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  5. ↑ "Donal O'Shea (Author of The Poincaré Conjecture)". Goodreads.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  6. ↑ "Donal O'Shea: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  7. ↑ Ian Pindar. "Review: The Poincaré Conjecture by Donal O'Shea | Books". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  8. ↑ "The Poincaré Conjecture and Poincaré's Prize : Review" (PDF). Ams.org. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
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