John Evans Chair in Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University
Bernard J. Matkowsky presently holds the John Evans Chair in Applied Mathematics at Northwestern University. He received his Ph.D. from New York University in 1966. He was at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute until 1978 and has been at Northwestern University since then. He is the editor of 7 journals (SIAM J. Appl. Math., European J. Appl. Math., Int'l. J. Wave Motion, Random and Computational Dynamics, J. Materials Synthesis and Processing, Int'l. J. SHS, Applied Math. Letters) and one book series (Springer Appl. Math. Sci. series). His honors include being a Fulbright-Hayes Fellow in 1972-1973 and a Guggenheim Fellow in 1982-1983. His research areas include asymptotic and perturbation methods for ordinary and partial differential equations, nonlinear stability and bifurcation theory, stochastic differential equations, and applications to fluid dynamics, elasticity, combustion, flame propagation, and solid state physics.