G. W. Bluman

 

SABBATICAL LEAVES

  • Univ. of Tel-Aviv: Sept. 1, 1974 -July 1, 1975
  • Univ. of Nottingham: Sept. 1, 1981-Aug. 31, 1982

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

  • Woodrow Wilson Fellow 1964
  • SERC Fellow, U.K., March 1, 1982-June 30, 1982
  • PIMS Education Prize, December 2000
  • Adrien Pouliot Prize, CMS, December 2001
  • Faculty of Science Service Award, 2005

 

RESEARCH RELATED ACTIVITIES

EDITORSHIPS

  • Editorial Board, Journal of Engineering Mathematics (1993-2008)
  • Editorial Board, Lie Groups and Their Applications (1994-96)
  • Associate Editor, Journal of Mathematical Analysis and its Applications (2003-2008, 2011->
  • Division Editor, Journal of Mathematical Analysis and it Applications (2007-2011)
  • Editorial Board, World of Mathematical Equations (2005->
  • Editorial Board, Communications in Mathematics (2010->
  • Guest Editor for March 2010 triple issue (Volume 66, Nos. 1-3) of the Journal of Engineering Mathematics on Similarity

SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS

  • F. Milinazzo Ph.D. (1974)
  • H. Katz Ph.D. (1974) [L. Halabisky, co-supervisor]
  • R. Lee M.Sc. (1980)
  • S. Kumei Ph.D. (1981)
  • Y.H. Lin Ph.D. (1987) [F. Wan, co-supervisor]
  • A. Ma M.Sc. (1990)
  • I. Lisle Ph.D. (1992) [G. Reid, co-supervisor]
  • A. Boulton M.Sc. (1993) [G. Reid, co-supervisor]
  • A. Hare M.Sc. (1994)
  • P. Doran-Wu Ph.D. (1996) [G. Reid, co-supervisor]
  • T. KolokolnikoM.Sc. (1999)
  • N. Bailey M.J. (2001) [D. Logan, A. Adler, co-supervisors]
  • D. The M.Sc. (2003) [S. Anco, co-supervisor]
  • A. Wan, M.Sc. (2008-2010)
  • C. Yang, Ph.D. (2009->
  • Shoufu Tian, Ph.D (China Scholar, 2010-11)
  • Jeremy Hoskins, M.Sc. (2011->

EXTERNAL EXAMINER

  • M.Sc. McGill University ~1975
  • M.Sc. University of the Pacific ~1975
  • Ph.D. LaTrobe University, Australia 1994
  • D.Sc. Natal University, South Africa 1995
  • Ph.D. Bharathidasan University, India 2008
  • Ph.D University of Cyprus, Nicosia Cyprus 2008
  • Ph.D. University of the West Indies 2009         
  • Ph.D. University of Technology Sydney, Australia 2010
  • Ph.D. University of Western Sydney, Australia 2011

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

  • International Congress of Applied Mechanics, Stanford University, August, 1968.
  • "On Similarity Solutions of the One-dimensional Fokker-Planck Equation", 6th U.S.A. National Congress of Applied Mechanics Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. June 1970.
  • N.S.F. Regional Conference on Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations, U.C.L.A. Sept. 1971.
  • Conference on Similarity and Similitude in Applied Mechanics, University of Calgary, August, 1974.
  • AMS Winter Meeting, November 1976 (Albuquerque, New Mexico).
  • Participant, Oxford Study Group, March 1982.
  • British Theoretical Mechanics Colloquium, March 1982.
  • CMS Summer Meeting, June 1985.
  • NSF meeting on "Symmetry Group Methods in Differential Equations", June 1987 (Logan, Utah).
  • 10th Canadian Symposium on Theoretical Chemistry, August 1989 (Banff, Alberta).
  • CMS Annual Seminar on Lie Theory, Differential Equations, and Representation Theory, August 1989 (Montreal).
  • XVIII International Colloquium on Group Theoretical Methods in Physics, Moscow, USSR, June 4-9, 1990.
  • NSF meeting on "Similarity Solutions of Differential Equations", University of Pittsburgh, April 26-28, 1991.
  • Gregynog Symposium on "Symmetries in Differential Equations", Gregynog, Wales, July 7-12, 1991.
  • "Nonlinear Boundary Value Problems in Science and Engineering: Analytic Methods", University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia January 30 - February 1, 1992.
  • NATO Advanced Research Workshop "Applications of analytic and geometric methods to nonlinear differential equations", University of Exeter, U.K., July 14-19, 1992.
  • AMS-SIAM Summer Seminar in Applied Mathematics on "Exploiting Symmetry in Applied and Numerical Analysis", Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, July 26 - August 1, 1992.
  • International workshop on "Modern Group Analysis: Advanced Analytical and Computational Methods in Mathematical Physics", Catania, Italy, October 27-31, 1992.
  • Workshop on "Geometric and Algebraic Structures of Differential Equations", University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, June 14 - 18, 1993.
  • CMS Summer Meeting, June 1994.
  • Conference on "Asymptotic and Computational Methods for Applications", RPI, Troy, NY, October 6-8, 1995
  • AMS meeting at Oregon State University, session on Geometrical Methods in Mathematical Physics, Corvallis, OR, April 18-20, 1997
  • IMACS (International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation) Conference on Applications of Computer Algebra, Maui, Hawaii, July 24-26, 1997. (2 talks).
  • CMS Winter Meeting in Victoria, December 1997.
  • China-Canada Math Congress, Bejing, China, August 1999
  • AMS Sectional meeting, Newark, Delaware, April 2-3, 2005 (2 talks).
  • Plenary speaker, 4th Int. Conf. . "Symmetry in Nonlinear Mathematical Physics", Kiev, Ukraine, June 20-26, 2005.
  • Workshop on Formal Theory of PDEs and their applications, University of Joensuu, Mekrijarvi Research Station, Joensuu, Finland, April 2-9, 2006.
  • Minisymposium SIAM meeting in Seattle, September 9-12, 2006
  • Keynote speaker, workshop on “Symmetries and Stability”, University of Canberra, June 27-29, 2007
  • Workshop on Geometrical Methods in Partial Differential Equations, Tromso, Norway, August 12-17, 2007
  • Invited lecturer (10 hours of lectures), 13th International Summer School on Global Analysis, Levoca, Slovakia, June 23-27, 2008
  • Workshop on Group Analysis of Differential Equations and Integrability, Protaras Cyprus, October 26-30, 2008.

SEMINARS PRESENTED

  • Department of Astronautics & Aeronautics at University of Washington, Seattle, Feb., 1972.
  • Department of Physics, University of the Pacific, Stockton, Cal., March 1972.
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, July, 1972.
  • Department of Physics, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California, March, 1973
  • Department of Mathematics, Simon Fraser University, October, 1973.
  • Department of Applied Mathematics, Technion, Haifa, Israel, December 1973
  • Department of Applied Mathematics, Imperial College, London, October 1974.
  • Department of Applied Mathematics, University College, London, October 1974.
  • Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Bristol, October 1974.
  • Department of Mathematics, University of Manchester, October 1974.
  • The Mathematical Institute, Oxford University, October 1974
  • Department of Mathematics, University of Cork (Eire), October 1974.
  • Institute for Advanced Study, Dublin, October 1974.
  • Max Planck Institute for Fluid Mechanics, U. of Gottingen, October 1974.
  • Mathematical Institute, Florence, October 1974.
  • Department of Applied Mathematics, Weizmann Institute, Israel, May 1975.
  • Department of Mathematics, University of Victoria, 1977.
  • Department of Physics, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California, May 1979
  • Centre Recherches de Mathematiques Appliquees, U. de Montreal, August 1981
  • Department of Theoretical Mechanics, University of Nottingham, October and November 1981 (10 lectures).
  • University of Sussex, January 1982.
  • University of Sheffield, February 1982.
  • University of Southampton, May 1982.
  • University of Bristol, May 1982.
  • University of Leeds, May 1982 (2 talks).
  • Oxford University, May 1982
  • University of Newcastle, June 1982.
  • University of St. Andrews, June 1982.
  • University of Waterloo, March 22, 1990
  • Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y., March 26, 1990.
  • Clarkson University, Potsdam, N.Y., March 28, 1990.
  • University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, West Germany, May 23, 1990 to June 29, 1990. (20 hours of lectures on Symmetries and Differential Equations). [Mathematics and physics].
  • Moscow State University, Moscow, June 7, 1990.
  • F. Schiller University, Jena, DDR, June 12, 1990. [Physics]
  • University of Frankfurt, Mathematics colloquium, June 15, 1990.
  • University of Paris VI, Paris, France, Symmetry seminar June 19, 1990. [Mathematics]
  • Oxford University, June 26, 1990
  • University of Rome, June 19, 1993
  • Universite de Montreal, November 19, 1993
  •  University of Waterloo, February 28, 1997
  • Universite de Montreal, November 25, 1997
  • Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taiwan, Mathematics and Physics, March 13, 2007
  • Tamkang University, Aerospace Engineering, March 14, 2007
  • Tamkang University, Mathematics, March 20, 2007
  • Inner Mongolia University of Technology, March 22, 2007 (Hohhot)
  • Inner Mongolia University, March 22, 2007 (Hohhot)
  • Inner Mongolia Normal University, March 23, 2007 (Hohhot)
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (System Science Division), March 26, 2007 (Beijing)
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (Mathematics), March 27, 2007 (Beijing)
  • University of Canberra (Mathematics), July 2007 (two talks)
  • University of the Witwatersrand (Pure Mathematics), August 2007 (Johannesburg)
  • University of the Witwatersrand (Applied Mathematics), August 2007 (Johannesburg)
  • Feza Gursey Institute (Physics), June 15, 2009 (Istanbul)
  •  Bogazici University (Physics), June 17, 2009 (Istanbul)
  • Tel Aviv University (Applied Mathematics), June 23, 2009
  • Fudan University (Shanghai) May 25, 2010
  • Shanghai Maritime University May 26, 2010
  • Shanghai University May 27, 2010
  • Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia (12 hours of lectures) June 1-10, 2011

EDUCATION RELATED ACTIVITIES

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

  • Invited seminar to math teachers of Surrey, June 1977.
  • Invited speaker for seminar to math teachers of Delta, October 1977.
  • Panel speaker, CMS Summer Meeting, June 1978 (Waterloo, Ontario)
  • American Society for Engineering Education, June 1978. (Vancouver).
  • Invited speaker for B.C. Assoc. of Math. teachers Summer Workshop, August 1978.
  • Invited speaker for seminar to math teachers of North Vancouver, November 1978.
  • Invited speaker for Professional day seminar to Vancouver school teachers, February 23, 1979.
  • Invited speaker for Professional day seminar Delta and New Westminster school teachers, February 23, 1979.
  • Invited speaker for Mathematics day for Grade 7 and 8 Burnaby students, June 15, 1979.
  • Invited speaker for Mathematics day for Grade 7 Langley students, June 1980.
  • Invited speaker for Professional day seminar, Delta School District, February 1981.
  • Invited speaker for Catholic Educators' Conference, Vancouver, February 1981.
  • Invited speaker for seminar for math teachers, Vancouver School Board, April 1981.
  • Faculty of Education, University of Nottingham, January 1982.
  • Speaker at B.C. Assoc. of Math. Teachers Summer Workshop, August 1984.
  • Professional day seminar, Langley School District, February 1985.
  • Professional day seminar, Gladstone H.S., February 1986.
  • Independent School's Professional Day seminar, St. George's School, Apr., 1986.
  • Invited speaker for Awards Day for Grades 8 to 12 students in Burnaby, June 3, 1987.
  • Invited speaker for B.C. Assoc. of Math. Teachers Summer Workshop, August 1987.
  • Invited speaker, Pacific Northwest Mathematics Conference, Richmond, B.C., October 19, 1991.
  • Teachers' professional day seminar on trends in mathematics education for undergraduates, Prince George, March 6, 1992.
  • Teachers' professional day seminar on the Euclid contest, Prince George, March 6, 1992.
  • Invited speaker for panel discussion, B.C. Association of Math Teachers meeting, October 15, 1993 at Seaquam Senior Secondary, Delta.
  • Invited speaker for Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley Math Leaders meeting, April 7, 1999 (in Burnaby)
  • Howard Lyons Invited Speaker for the CMC Annual Seminar at the University of Waterloo, June 13-19, 1999 (4.5 hours of lectures to the top 40 Grade 11-13 students in Canada, including the Canadian Olympiad Team).
  • Keynote speaker, PIMS Education Day, Victoria, June 1, 2005
  • Invited speaker for Coquitlam math teachers and administrators meeting, March 21, 2006 (Port Moody)
  • Invited panelist on aboriginal education, Vancouver Math School Heads meeting, February 16, 2007
  • Invited speaker, Douglas College, Coquitlam for BC Colleges Math Contest Day, May  2, 2008
  • Invited presentation to Math Dept Heads of Vancouver Schools, Eric Hamber Sec, November 13, 2008
  • Invited speaker, Professional Development Day for teachers, Prince of Wales Sec. February 20, 2009
  • Organizer, Metro Vancouver Math Circle for high school students, 2006, 2008-2011      
  • Undergraduate Math Colloquium on systematic methods for solving ODEs, October 7, 2009
  • Talk on dimensional analysis and modelling to Olympiad Math Circle, February 22, 2010
  • Workshop on problem solving, math-related careers, nature of research in mathematics, St. George’s school, March 25, 2010
  • Undergraduate Math Colloquium on dimensional analysis and modelling, January 12, 2011
  • Talk on dimensional analysis and modelling to Physics Circle, February 10, 2011

OTHER SCHOOL RELATED/MEDIA ITEMS

  • Lecture to Berg Science Seminar group in Vancouver (Eric Hamber High School) April 1969.
  • Lecture to Science Seminar group in North Vancouver (North Vancouver High School), Feb. 1970.
  • Talks to Grade 12 students and teachers at Eric Hamber H.S., Prince of Wales H.S., Churchill H.S., New Westminster H.S., Hillside H.S., Britannia H.S., Burnaby North H.S. (1976-77).
  • Interview with Vancouver Province, June 1977.
  • CBC radio (Vancouver A.M. programme), June 1977.
  • CBC radio (Interior A.M. programme), June 1977.
  • Talk to students in Grades 5 to 7, Queen Elizabeth Elementary, December 1977.
  • Member, West Vancouver District Learning Assessment panel on Mathematics October 1977 to December 1977. (report submitted)
  • Appeared on BCTV newshour on 4 days in November 1977. (tape available).
  • TalkS to students at Langley H.S. and Centennial H.S., 1977-78.
  • Appeared in front of Vancouver School Board 1977, 1978.
  • Appeared in front of West Vancouver School Board, 1978.
  • Organized Euclid contest for Grade 12 B.C. students, April 1979->
  • Interview with Vancouver Courier, March 1979.
  • Talk to students of Burnaby Central H.S., May 1981.
  • Talk to students of Centennial H.S., June 1981.
  • Talk to students, teachers and parents of Burnaby North H.S., May 1985.
  • Graduation Ceremonies presentation, Sutherland H.S., June 1985.
  • Talk to Math Department Heads, Vancouver Secondary Schools, April 1986.
  • Talk to students in calculus class, Hillside H.S., May 29, 1986.
  • Presentation of Euclid Awards at Vancouver Technical H.S., May 29, 1986.
  • Presentation of U.B.C. Entrance Scholarship, South Delta H.S., September 1986.
  • Interview with Vancouver Sun, October 1987.
  • Meeting with senior teachers, Churchill S.S., May 25, 1988.
  • Talk to students in calculus class, Eric Hamber S.S., May 31, 1988.
  • Three talks to students in various classes, Burnaby South H.S., November 16, 1989.
  • Appeared on CBC a.m. program re Year 2000, January 15, 1990.
  • Appeared on CKNW Bill Good openline program re Year 2000, January 23, 1990.
  • Talk to students in calculus class, Mount Boucherie H.S., Kelowna, March 8, 1990. Shad Valley talk, July 19, 1990.
  • Talk to students at Kelowna H.S., Kelowna, October 4, 1990; Feb. 9, 1993 (2); March 30, 1995 (3); Feb 20, 1996; March 6, 1977
  • Talk to students at Okanagan Mission H.S., Kelowna, February 26, 1991.
  • Talk to students at Kamloops H.S., Kamloops, March 5, 1991.
  • Euclid Workshop, Kamloops H.S., Kamloops, April 8, 1991; March 25, 1992 (2); March 14, 1995 (2)
  • Euclid Workshop (2), Salmon Arm H.S., Salmon Arm, April 9, 1991.
  • Euclid Workshop, Penticton H.S., Penticton, April 10, 1991; Feb 20, 1996; March 6, 1997
  • Presentation of awards at school grad of Van. Tech. H.S., Orpheum Theatre, June 7, 1991.
  • Presentation of awards at school grad of St. Michaels University School, Victoria, June 22, 1991.
  • Math Workshop for Euclid day, UBC, June 7, 1991.
  • Euclid Workshop, York House, December 9, 1991.
  • Euclid Workshop, Lord Byng H.S., February 11, 1992; April 13, 2005
  • Euclid Workshop, St. George's School, February 12, 1992.
  • Euclid Workshop, Vancouver Technical H.S., February 18, 1992; Feb 18, 1997
  • Euclid Workshop, Crofton House, February 18, 1992.
  • Euclid Workshop, Abbotsford Christian Academy, February 25, 1992.
  • Euclid Workshop, Sardis H.S., February 25, 1992.
  • Mathematics careers talk, Tupper H.S., March 2, 1992.
  • Euclid Workshop, Little Flower Academy, March 4, 1992.
  • Euclid Workshop, Duchess Park H.S., Prince George, March 5, 1992.
  • Euclid Workshops (2), Prince George H.S., March 5, 1992.
  • Euclid Workshop, David Thompson H.S., March 12, 1992; Feb 11, 1997
  • Euclid Workshop, Clarence Fulton H.S., Vernon, March 30, 1992.
  • Euclid Workshop, Vernon H.S., March 31, 1992.
  • Euclid Workshop, Sentinel H.S., April 6, 1992; April 5, 1993; March 9, 1995; March 13, 1997; Feb 2, 1999
  • Euclid Workshop, Burnaby North H.S., April 13, 1992.
  • Euclid Workshop, Tupper H.S., Jan 13, 1993; Feb. 1, 1994
  • Euclid Workshop, G. P. Vanier H.S. (Courtenay), March 11, 1993; March 7, 1995
  • Euclid Workshop, Southgate H.S. (Campbell River), March 11, 1993.
  • Euclid Workshops (2), South Peace H.S. (Dawson Creek), March 30, 1993.
  • Euclid Workshop, Burnaby South H.S., April 13, 1993.
  • Euclid Workshop, Frank Hurt H.S. (Surrey), Jan. 27, 1994; Feb. 1, 1996
  • Euclid Workshop, Centennial H.S. (Coquitlam), Feb. 1, 1994
  • Talk to students of St. Patrick's School, Vancouver, November 1994
  • Euclid Workshop, Prince of Wales H.S., January 26, 1995
  • Euclid Workshop, Argyle H.S., North Vancouver, February 9, 1995
  • Euclid Workshop, Mt. Elizabeth H.S., Kitimat, February 16, 1995
  • Euclid Workshop, Caledonia H.S., Terrace, February 16, 1995
  • Euclid Workshops (2), Columneetza H.S., Williams Lake, March 3, 1995
  • Euclid Workshop, Highland H.S., Comox, March 7, 1995
  • Euclid Workshop, Johnston Heights H.S., Surrey, March 28, 1995
  • Euclid Workshop, Hope H.S., April 10, 1995
  • Euclid Workshop, Lillooet H.S., April 10, 1995
  • Gauss Workshop, Kerrisdale Elementary, Vancouver, April 11, 1995; May 16, 1996
  • Euclid Workshop, University Hill H.S., Vancouver, April 18, 1995
  • Euclid Workshop, Richmond H.S., April 18, 1995
  • Gauss Workshop, Canyon Hts Elem (North Vancouver), January 16, 1996
  • Euclid Workshop, Sutherland HS (North Vancouver), January 18, 1996
  • Euclid Workshop, Seycove HS (North Vancouver), January 18, 1996
  • Euclid Workshop, Point Grey HS, January 23, 1996; Feb 6, 1997
  • Euclid Workshop, Seaquam HS (Delta), January 30, 1996
  • Euclid Workshop, HD Stafford HS (Langley), February 6, 1996
  • Euclid Workshop, LV Rogers HS (Nelson), February 13, 1996
  • Gauss Workshop, Trafalgar Elem (Nelson), February 13, 1996
  • Gauss Workshop, Tynehead Elem (Surrey), February 29, 1996
  • Gauss Workshop, Talmud Torah (Van), March 26, 1996; March 24, 1998
  • Euclid Workshop, New Westminster HS, March 28, 1996
  • Euclid Workshop, Elgin Park HS (Surrey), April 10, 1996
  • Euclid Workshop, Fleetwood Park HS (Surrey), April 10, 1996
  • Euclid Workshop, Chatelech HS (Gibsons), April 11, 1996
  • Gauss Workshop, Delta Resource Centre, January 9, 1997
  • Euclid Workshop, Delta HS, January 14, 1997
  • Euclid Workshop, Abbotsford HS, February 4, 1997
  • Euclid Workshop, JN Burnett HS (Richmond), February 6, 1997
  • Grade 10 Workshop, Point Grey HS, February 12, 1997
  • Euclid Workshop, Wellington HS (Nanaimo), February 25, 1997
  • Gauss Workshop, Wellington HS (Nanaimo), February 25, 1997
  • Gauss Workshop, Quesnel HS, March 11, 1997
  • Euclid Workshop, Quesnel HS, March 11, 1997
  • Euclid Workshop, Prince of Wales Mini HS, March 24, 1997
  • Euclid Workshop, College Heights HS (Prince George), March 27, 1997
  • Euclid Workshop, Kelly Road HS (Prince George), March 27, 1997
  • Gauss Workshop, Point Grey HS, April 3, 1997
  • Gauss Workshop, DP Todd HS (Prince George), April 14, 1997
  • Gauss Workshop, to students from three elementary schools (Heritage/Meadow/Highland) in Prince George, April 14, 1997
  • Gauss Workshop to Prince of Wales Mini HS, May 6, 1997; Feb 4, 1999
  • Gauss Workshop to Tecumseh Elementary (Vancouver), May 14, 1997
  • Gauss Workshop to Grade 8 students from three Prince George area schools, DP Todd HS, Prince George, February 19, 1998
  • Gauss Workshop to Grade 8 students, College Heights HS, Prince George, February 19, 1998
  • Gauss Workshop to Grade 5-7 students from four Prince George area elementary schools, Prince George, February 19, 1998
  • Euclid Workshops (2) to students from four Prince George area high schools, DP Todd HS, Prince George, March 5, 1998
  • Euclid Workshop to students from Castlegar, Salmo and Nelson, LV Rogers HS, Nelson, March 10, 1998
  • Euclid Workshop to students from Trail and Castlegar, JL Crowe HS,
  • Gauss Workshop, Bayside Middle School, Victoria, April 16, 1998
  • Euclid Workshop, Claremont HS, Victoria, April 16, 1998; March 11, 1999; March 10, 2005
  • Grade 8 Workshop, Bayside Middle School, Victoria, March 11, 1999
  • Grade 12 Workshop, Mission Secondary, March 9, 2000
  • Regional Science Fair judge, UBC, April 6, 2000
  • Grade 12 Workshops (2), Vernon, May 11, 2000; April 9, 2001 (2)
  • Interview with Ming Pao daily, March 18, 2001
  • Appeared on phone-in talk show, Chinese radio AM 1320, March 19, 2001
  • Grade 10-12 Workshop, St. Michaels University, Victoria, March 10, 2005
  • Invited participant, CMS School Mathematics Forum, Toronto, May 2005
  • Grade 8 Problem-solving workshop, Britannia HS, November 27, 2006
  • Lecture/Discussion with Grade 12 Math class, Britannia HS, November 27, 2006    

SCHOOL STUDIES

  • A school-by-school study correlating Math 12 grades and performance in Math 100 for the 1974 and 1975 classes of various B.C. high schools (with C. Falk), 1976, 8 pages.
  • A school-by-school study correlating Math 12 grades and performance in Math 100 for the 1976 classes of various B.C. high schools, 1977, 8 pages.
  • Study of the Effectiveness of the 1976 Math 12 Scholarship Exams in Predicting Math 100 Results (with W. Smith), 1977, 6 pages.
  • Study of the Effect of Semesterization in Secondary School on Performance in First Year Calculus Courses at U.B.C. (1976 High School Class), 1977, 7 pages.
  • A school-by-school study correlating Math 12 grades and performance in Math 100 for the 1977 classes of various B.C. high schools, 1978, 8 pages.
  • Performance in Math 100 at UBC (fall of 1977) for graduates from schools of various types and areas. (with Klaus Hoechsmann), August 1978, 6 pages.
  • A school-by-school study correlating Math 12 grades and performance in Math 100 for the 1978 classes of various B.C. high schools, February 1979, 6 pages.
  • A school-by-school study correlating Algebra 12 grades and performance in Math 100 for the 1980 classes of various B.C. high schools, January 1981, 6 pages
  • A school-by-school study on performance in the UBC calculus courses (Math 100, 120, 140, 153) in the 1984 and 1985 classes of various B.C. and Yukon high schools, February 1986, 9 pp.
  • A school-by-school study on performance in the UBC calculus courses for the 1986 graduating classes of various B.C. and Yukon high schools, February 1987, 8 pp.
  • A school-by-school study on performance in the UBC calculus courses for the 1987 graduating classes of various B.C. and Yukon high schools, February 1988, 8 pp.
  • A school-by-school study on performance in the UBC calculus courses for the 1988 graduating classes of various B.C. and Yukon high schools, February 1989, 8 pp.
  • A school-by-school study on performance in the UBC calculus courses for the 1989 graduating classes of various B.C. and Yukon high schools, January 1990, 8 pp.
  • A school-by-school study on performance in the UBC calculus courses for the 1990 graduating classes of various B.C. and Yukon high schools, January 1991, 8 pp.
  • A school-by-school study on performance in the UBC calculus courses for the 1991 graduating classes of various B.C. and Yukon high schools, March 1992, 8 pp.
  • A school-by-school study on performance in the UBC calculus courses for the 1992 graduating classes of various B.C. and Yukon high schools, January 1993, 8 pp.
  • A school-by-school study on performance in the UBC calculus courses for the 1993 graduating classes of various B.C. and Yukon high schools, January 1994, 8 pp.
  • A school-by-school study on performance in the UBC calculus courses for the 1994 graduating classes of various B.C. and Yukon high schools, January 1995, 8 pp.
  • A school-by-school study on performance (December 1995) in the UBC calculus courses for the 1995 graduating classes of B.C. high schools, January 1996, 3 pp.
  • A school-by-school study on performance (December 1996) in the UBC calculus courses for the 1996 graduating classes of B.C. high schools, January 1997, 3 pp.
  • A school-by-school study on performance (December 1997) in the UBC calculus courses for the 1997 graduating classes of B.C. high schools, April 1998, 3 pp.
  • A school-by-school study on performance (December 1998) in the UBC calculus courses for the 1998 graduating classes of B.C. high schools, February 1999, 3 pp.
  • A school-by-school study on performance (December 1999) in the UBC calculus courses for the 1999 graduating classes of B.C. high schools, January 2000, 3 pp.
  • A school-by-school study on performance (December 2000) in the UBC calculus courses for the 2000 graduating classes of B.C. high schools, January 2001, 3 pp.
  • A school-by-school study on performance (December 2001) in the UBC calculus courses for the 2001 graduating classes of B.C. high schools, January 2002, 3 pp.
  • A school-by-school study on performance (December 2002) in the UBC calculus courses for the 2002 graduating classes of B.C. high schools, January 2003, 4pp.
  • A school-by-school study on performance (December 2003) in the UBC calculus courses for the 2003 graduating classes of B.C. high schools, January 2004, 4pp.
  • A school-by-school study on performance (December 2004) in the UBC calculus courses for the 2004 graduating classes of B.C. high schools, January 2005, 4pp.

 

SERVICE RELATED ACTIVITIES

FOR THE MATHEMATICAL COMMUNITY

  • Member of Ad-hoc Committee on Applied Mathematics of Canadian Mathematics Congress (1971-1973)
  • CMS (Chairman of Education Committee, 1978-81)
  • Member of National Euclid Contest Committee (1986-2006).
  • Member of Scientific Committee, International workshop on "Modern Group Analysis: Advanced Analytical and Computational Methods in Mathematical Physics", Catania, Italy, October 27-31, 1992
  • Member of PIMS Education Committee (1996-98)
  • Member, Organizing Committee, 3rd Int. Conf. "Symmetry in Nonlinear Mathematical Physics", Kiev, Ukraine, July 12-18, 1999
  • CMS (elected member to Board of Directors, 1999-2001)
  • CMS (member of Endowment Grants Committee, 1999-December 31, 2001)
  • Co-organizer for First Annual Heads of Mathematics Meeting in Montreal, November 1999
  • Co-organizer for session on Group Methods in Mathematical Physics, CMS Winter Meeting in Montreal, December 1999
  • Invited speaker, Annual Meeting of US Chairs of Math Departments, Washington, DC, November 10, 2000
  • Co-organizer for Second Annual Heads of Mathematics Meeting at the Fields Institute, Toronto, November 18-19, 2000
  • Organizer for Education session , CMS Winter Meeting in Vancouver, December 2000
  • CMS (Vice-President, West, 2001-2003)
  • External Member, Review Committee, Memorial University Mathematics and Statistics Dept, May 2001
  • Co-organizer for Third Annual Heads of Mathematics Meeting in Ottawa, October 2001
  • Distinguished external visitor for Promotion cases, University of Cyprus, December 2001
  • Co-chair, CMS School Mathematics Forum, Montreal, June 2003
  • Member, Organizing Committee, 5th Int. Conf. "Symmetry in Nonlinear Mathematical Physics", Kiev, Ukraine, July 2003
  • CMS (Chairman of Competitions Committee, 2005-2007)
  • Member, Organizing Committee, 6th Int. Conf. "Symmetry in Nonlinear Mathematical Physics", Kiev, Ukraine, June 2005
  • Member, Organizing Committee, 5th  Int. Conf. “Symmetry in Nonlinear Mathematical Physics”, Kiev, Ukraine, June 2007
  • Co-organizer of PIMS/AIMS international conference on Similarity, UBC, August 11-15, 2008
  • Consultant for Ontario Government for Graduate program in Mathematics, University of Guelph, April 2009

SIGNIFICANT SERVICE FOR THE UNIVERSITY

  • Department of Mathematics Search Committee for Head (1972-73, 1975-76)
  • Applied Science Curriculum Committee (1972-73, 1973-74, 1975-81, 1989-91)
  • International Congress of Mathematicians, Local Arrangements Committee (1971-1974)
  • Search Committee for Director of Institute of Applied Mathematics (1973)
  • Liaison with schools, other colleges and Faculty of Applied Science (1976-81)
  • Chairman, Committee to establish honours section of Math 100 (1976-1977)
  • Member, Personnel Services Committee of Faculty Association (1979-84, 1997)
  • Member, Four Year Engineering Program Committee (1980)
  • Member, Selection Committee for Head of Electrical Engineering (1980-81)
  • Member, Four Year Engineering Program Implementation Committee (1981)
  • Author of Basic Mathematics Test for freshmen used in 1979, 1980
  • Member, Status of Women Committee of Faculty Association (1982-84)
  • Faculty representative for Education (1983-84), (1985-86)
  • Chairman, Faculty Association Negotiating Team for changes to the Framework Agreement (1984-85)
  • University Entrance Scholarship Committee (1984-92)
  • Executive Member, Faculty Association (1985-87)
  • Undergraduate Applied Math Honours advisor (1985-89)
  • Registrar, IAM (1984-91)
  • Applied Science Dean's Committee to Review the First Year Engineering Prog., (1986-87)
  • Member, President's Task Force on Liaison, Recruiting and Admissions (1986-88)
  • Mathematics Coordinator, Off-Campus Degree Program (1989-91)
  • Undergraduate Chairman (1991-94)
  • Member, Ad Hoc Committee to Consider English Requirements in the Faculty of Science (1994)
  • President's Representative, Medical School Admissions Committee (1995-97)
  • Member of Senate (1996-99, 2005-08)
  • Chair, Student Awards Committee of Senate (1996-99, 2005-08 )
  • Member, Admissions Committee of Senate (1996-99 )
  • Chair, Wesbrook Scholars Selection Committee (1996-97, 1998-99)
  • Mentor, Faculty of Science (1996-97)
  • Head, Department of Mathematics (1997-2002 )
  • Member, Ad-Hoc Senate Committee on Teaching Quality, Effectiveness and Evaluation (1997-99)
  • Member, Senate Committee for Review of Registrar (1998)
  • Member, Search Committee for new Director of Extra-Sessional Studies (1998)
  • Member of Sessionals Implementation Committee; consultant for university bargaining committee (1998-1999)
  • Member, Search Committee for new Head of E&OS (2000)
  • Member of UBC Senate (2005-2008)
  • Chair, Student Awards Committee of UBC Senate, 2005-2008
  • UBC Medical School Interview Panel, February 2006
  • UBC Major Entrance Scholarship Reader, March 2006
  • Member, UBC International Leaders of Tomorrow selection committee, March 2006
  • Member, Council of Senates for UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan, 2006-2008
  • Member, VP Academic advisory committee on provincial exams, 2007
  • Member, Senate Committee on Cultural Diversity, 2008
  • UBC Medical School interviewer, February 13-15, 2009         

OTHER OUTREACH

  • Lectures to Kiwanis Club of Port Moody, Delta University Group, groups in Vernon and Penticton (1975-76) through UBC speakers' bureau.
  • Kristallnacht Committee for Vancouver, member (1996->); co-chair (2003-2005); chair (2005->)
  • Member of Board, UBC Hillel (1998-99)
  • Member, BC Provincial Board of Examiners, 2008->

 

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