Donal O'Shea explained

Education:	Harvard College (B.Sc.) Queen's University at Kingston (M.Sc., Ph.D.)
Thesis Title:	On μ-Equivalent Families of Singularities
Thesis Year:	1981
Doctoral Advisor:	Albert John Coleman
Workplaces:	Mount Holyoke College New College of Florida
Spouse:	^[1]
Children:	4
Footnotes:	^[2]

Donal B. O'Shea is a Canadian mathematician, who is also noted for his bestselling books.^[3] He served as the fifth president of New College of Florida in Sarasota, from July 1, 2012, until June 30, 2021. He was succeeded by Patricia Okker on July 1, 2021.^[4] Before coming to New College, he served in various roles at Mount Holyoke College, including professor of mathematics, dean of faculty, and vice president for academic affairs.^[5]

O'Shea graduated with a B.Sc. from Harvard College,^[6] and received a Ph.D. in mathematics from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario in 1981; his thesis, titled On μ-Equivalent Families of Singularities, was written under the direction of Albert John Coleman.

Bibliography

Some of his best known books are:^[7]

• The Poincaré Conjecture: In Search of the Shape of the Universe.^[8]

The book has consistently received good reviews.^{[9] [10]}

• David A. Cox, John Little, and Donal O'Shea: Using algebraic geometry, Graduate Texts in Mathematics, vol. 185, Springer-Verlag, 2005.
• David A. Cox, John Little, and Donal O'Shea: Ideals, varieties, and algorithms: an introduction to computational algebraic geometry and commutative algebra, 3rd. edition, Springer Verlag, 2007.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Donal B. O'Shea. www.encyclopedia.com.
2. Web site: Donal O'Shea. . September 2020 .
3. Web site: Scientists' Nightstand: Donal O'Shea . . 2008-05-20 . 2016-11-14.
4. Web site: President Okker assumes leadership of NCF . 2021-07-01. 2024-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220810042110/https://www.ncf.edu/news/president-okker-assumes-leadership-of-ncf/ . 2022-08-10 . Weingarten . Abby . New College of Florida.
5. Web site: Christopher O'Donnell . Mathematician deemed perfect fit as next New College president – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL . Heraldtribune.com . 2016-11-14.
6. News: Directory Donal O'Shea. 2015-12-31. New College of Florida Directory. 2018-03-15. en-US.
7. Web site: Donal O'Shea (Author of The Poincaré Conjecture) . www.goodreads.com . 2016-11-14.
8. Book: The Poincaré Conjecture: In Search of the Shape of the Universe. Donal O'Shea. Bloomsbury Publishing. 2009. 9780802718945.
9. News: Ian Pindar . Review: The Poincaré Conjecture by Donal O'Shea | Books . . 2016-11-14.
10. Web site: The Poincaré Conjecture and Poincaré's Prize : Review . Ams.org . 2016-11-14.