De Witt Sumners Explained

De Witt Lee Sumners is an American mathematician, having been the Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor at Florida State University.^{[1] [2]} He is known for his research in knot theory, topological fluid dynamics, and their application to DNA.^[3]

Sumners earned his Ph.D. in 1967 from the University of Cambridge under the supervision of John F. P. Hudson. He retired in 2007, and became a professor emeritus. In 2012, he was named as one of the inaugural Fellows of the American Mathematical Society.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Distinguished Faculty . fsu.edu . March 6, 2017.
2. Web site: Dewitt Sumners . fsu.edu . March 6, 2017.
3. Web site: De Witt Summers . August 11, 2017.
4. http://artsandsciences.fsu.edu/article/de-witt-sumners-named-inaugural-fellow-american-mathematical-society De Witt Sumners named an inaugural fellow of American Mathematical Society