Field of Research Diophantine Approximation, Number Theory, Classical Analysis
and Approximation Theory.
Professional experience
2006 - present: Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of British Columbia
2001 - 2006: Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of British Columbia
1998 - 2002: Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
1997 - 1998: Member, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton
1995 - 1998: Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
1993 - 1995: NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Waterloo
Honors and awards
Killam Faculty Fellowship, 2006-2007
Ribenboim Prize, CNTA, 2004
Rackham Faculty Fellow, 1996
NSERC (Canada) Postdoctoral Fellow, 1993-1995
Research Grants
NSF operating grant, 1997-2003
NSERC operating grant, 2002-present
Education
B.Sc. (Hons.) Mathematics, September 1983 - May 1987,
Dalhousie University, Canada
M.Sc. Mathematics, September 1987 - August 1989
Ph.D. Mathematics, September 1990 - April 1993
University of British Columbia, Canada