Ronald A. DeVore

Department of Mathematics
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208, U.S.A.
devore@math.sc.edu

EDUCATION

• B.S.,Eastern Michigan University, 1964
• Ph.D.,Ohio State University, 1967

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Robert L. Sumwalt Distinguished Professor Emeritus, 2005-present
  
• Founding Director, Industrial Mathematics Institute, 1999-2005
  
• Robert L. Sumwalt Professor, University of South Carolina, 1986-present
  
• Professor, University of South Carolina, 1977-1986
  
• Professor, Oakland University, 1974-1977
  
• Associate Professor, Oakland University, 1970-1974
  
• Assistant Professor, Oakland University, 1968-1970
  

VISITING POSITIONS

• Rice University, ECE, 2005-2006
• University of Maryland, 2004-2005
• RWTH-Aachen, Germany Spring 2002
• Princeton University, 1997-98
• University of Paris VI, Spring 1996
• Purdue University, Fall 1990
• University of Wisconsin, 1983-1984, Summer 1985, Spring 1991
• Scuola Normala di Pisa, Summer 1984
• Texas A&M University, Spring 1983
• University Bonn, Summers 1977,1978,1979
• University Erlangen-Nurnberg, 1975-1976
• University of Alberta, 1971-1972
• Ohio State University, 1967-1968

FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS, AND PRIZES

• NDEA Fellow, 1964-1967
• Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, 1975-1976
• American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Elected 2001
• Alexander von Humboldt Research Award, 2002
• Honorary Doctorate, RWTH-Aachen, 2004
• Plenary Lecturer, International Congress of Mathematicians, Madrid, 2006

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

• Conferences Organized
1. Quantitative Approximation (with K. Scherer), Bonn, 1979
2. Approximationstheorie (with H. Berens), Oberwolfach, 1981
3. Southeast Approximation, Columbia, 1987
4. Konstructive Approximation (with C. de Boor), Oberwolfach, 1989
5. USA-USSR Approximation (with Paul Nevai and Ed Saff), Tampa, 1990
6. ONR Workshop (with Brad Lucier and Eitan Tadmor), Columbia, 1991
7. Konstructive Approximation (with C. de Boor) Oberwolfach, 1993
8. Foundations of Computations Mathematics, Park City, 1994
9. Foundations of Computational Mathematics, Rio de Janeiro, 1996
10. ONR Workshop, Columbia, 1996
11. Foundations of Computational Mathematics, Oxford, 1999
12. Curves and Surfaces, Saint Malo, 1999
13. Semester on Computational Mathematics, Hong Kong, 1999
14. FoCM 2002, Minneapolis, 2002
15. Wavlets X, SPIE, San Diego, 2003
16. Workshop "Wavelet and Multiscale Methods", Oberwolfach, 2004
• Upcoming Conferences
  1. Oversampling and Coarse Quantization for Signals, University of Maryland Spring 2005
  2. Sparse Representation in Redundant Systems, University of Maryland Spring 2005
• Review Panels
  1. NSF Classical Analysis Program Review, 1994
  2. South Carolina EPSCOR Committee for NSF ASEE, 1995
  3. NSF Classical Analysis and Applied Math (Committee to select funding)
• Editorial and Advisory Boards
  1. SIAM Journal of Numerical Analysis, Editor, 1980-1992
  2. Constructive Approximation, Editor in Chief, 1983-2004
  3. Constructive Approximation, Editor, 2004-present
  4. Journal of Approximation Theory, Editor, 1990-present
  5. Numerische Mathematik, Editor, 1991-present
  6. Advances in Comp. Math., Editor, 1991-present
  7. Pan American Math. Journal, Editor, 1994-present
  8. Journal of Complexity, Editor, 1995-present
  9. Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM) Advisory Board, 1999-present
  10. Foundations of Computational Mathematics (FoCM) Advisory Board, 2000-present
  11. International Journal of Wavelets,Multiresolution and Information Processing
• Committees
  1. AMS Southeastern Section Program Committee, Chair, 2000-2002
  2. Foundations of computational Mathematics(FOCM), Chair, 2000-2003
  3. IPAM (UCLA), Scientific Advisory Board, 1999-Present
  4. AMS Nominating Committee, 1986-1988