David Gauld (mathematician) explained

David Gauld
Birth Date:28 June 1942
Birth Place:Inglewood, New Zealand
Awards:New Zealand Science and Technology Medal
Honorary life member of the New Zealand Mathematical Society
Education:Wanganui Technical College
Inglewood High School
New Plymouth Boys' High School
Alma Mater:University of California, Los Angeles
Thesis Title:Mersions of Topological Manifolds
Thesis Year:1969
Doctoral Advisor:Robion Kirby
Discipline:Topology
Workplaces:University of Auckland
Doctoral Students:Sina Greenwood

David Barry Gauld (born 28 June 1942) is a New Zealand mathematician. He is a professor of mathematics at the University of Auckland.

Biography

Within mathematics, Gauld works in set-theoretic topology with emphasis on applications to non-metrisable manifolds and topological properties of manifolds close to metrisability. Gauld has authored two monographs[1] [2] and over 70 research papers.[3]

Gauld was born on 28 June 1942 in Inglewood[4] and grew up there. He was educated at Wanganui Technical College, Inglewood High School and New Plymouth Boys’ High School, and later obtained his BSc and MSc degrees with first-class honours in mathematics from the University of Auckland.

Awarded a Fulbright Grant, he completed his PhD in topology, in the University of California, Los Angeles, supervised by Robion Kirby. He was Head of the Department of Mathematics for 15 years and Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Research) for two-and-a-half years at the University of Auckland.

Notable students of Gauld include Sina Greenwood.[5]

Honours

In the years 1981–1982, Gauld served as president of the New Zealand Mathematical Society.He was the founding secretary of the New Zealand Mathematics Research Institute,and served in this position for 13 years, retiring in 2011.In 1997, he was awarded a New Zealand Science and Technology Medal by the Royal Society of New Zealand.[6] In 2015, he became an honorary lifemember of the New Zealand Mathematical Society.[7] [8] In the 2016 New Year Honours, Gauld was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to mathematics.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. News: David Gauld, Non-metrisable Manifolds, Springer 2014. 10.1007/978-981-287-257-9.
  2. News: David Gauld, Differential Topology: an introduction, Marcel Dekker 1982 (republished Dover 2006).
  3. News: David Gauld's homepage.
  4. Tee . Garry J. . David Gauld . NZMS Newsletter . 83 . 16 January 2018.
  5. Greenwood . Sina . 1999 . Doctoral thesis . Nonmetrisable Manifolds . ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland . 2292/697 .
  6. News: Newsletter of the New Zealand Mathematical Society 72 (1998), page 4.
  7. News: Newsletter of the New Zealand Mathematical Society 125 (2015), page 27.
  8. News: Newsletter of the London Mathematical Society 455 (2016), page 13.
  9. Web site: New Year honours list 2016 . 31 December 2015 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . 16 January 2018.
  10. News: New Years Honours: David Gauld finds perfect formula for 50-year career in maths. 30 November 2016. Stuff. 31 December 2015.