G.W. Bluman (original) (raw)

Born: 3 June 1943

Education and Degree:

• B.Sc. (Hon. Math/Physics),University of British Columbia (1964), Canada;
• Ph.D. (Applied Math),California Institute of Technology (1968), USA

Current Professional Status:

• Professor of Mathematics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Membership:

• Editorial Board of Journal of Engineering Mathematics;
• Associate Editor, Journal of Mathematical Analysis and its Applications;
• Editorial Board of website EqWorld: The World of Mathematical Equations

Honours, Awards and Prizes:

• Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) Education Prize (2000);
• Canadian Mathematical Society Adrian Pouliot Prize (2001)

Areas of Expertise:

• Differential equations: symmetries (local and nonlocal), conservation laws, mappings to linear equations, potential systems, nonclassical method

Author:

• five books,
• more than 45 research papers

Selected Scientific Publications (Books):

1. G. W. Bluman, J. D. Cole, Similarity methods for differential equations, Appl. Math. Sci. Vol. 13, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1974.
2. G. W. Bluman, Problem book for first year calculus, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1984.
3. G. W. Bluman, S. Kumei, Symmetries and differential equations, Appl. Math. Sci. Vol. 81, Springer, New York, 1989; reprinted with corrections, 1997.
4. G. W. Bluman, S. C. Anco, Symmetry and integration methods for differential equations, Appl. Math. Sci. Vol. 154, Springer, New York, 2002. Mailing Address:
   Department of Mathematics
   University of British Columbia
   Vancouver, BC Canada
   V6T 1Z2

E-mail: bluman@math.ubc.ca
Home page: http://www.math.ubc.ca/~bluman/