André Boivin
Curriculum Vitae
Academic training
- Ph.D., Université de Montréal (1984) -
Advisor:
Paul M. Gauthier
- M.Sc., University of Toronto (1979)
- B.Sc., Université de Montréal (1977)
Area of research
- Complex Analysis, Approximation theory
Current research interests
- Holomorphic, meromorphic and harmonic approximation
in the complex plane and on Riemann surfaces;
- Non-harmonic Fourier series.
Employment History
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Professor, University of Western Ontario, 2004-present
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Visiting Researcher, CRM, Université de Montréal, 1999-2000
(sabbatical leave)
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Associate Professor, University of Western Ontario, 1991-2004
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Visiting Professor, CeReMaB, Université Bordeaux I, 1992-1993
(sabbatical leave)
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Assistant Professor, University of Western Ontario, 1986-1991
Awards, Fellowships
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NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow,
held at Univ. of California, Los Angeles, 1984-1985
and at University College, London, 1985-1986
Recent Professional Activity
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Co-organizer (with J. Mashreghi) of the Conference "Complex Analysis and Potential Theory"
in honor of
Paul M. Gauthier
and
K.N. GowriSankaran,
Centre de recherches mathématiques,
Montréal, Québec, June 20 - 23, 2011
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Co-organizer (with T. Foth) of a Session on Complex Analysis at the
Winter Meeting of the Canadian Mathematical Society, Windsor, Ontario, December 5-7., 2009
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Associate Chair (Graduate), Department of Mathematics;
1996 - 1999; 2004 - 2006; 2007 - 2010.
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Member of the Grant Selection Committee in the program "Grants to
Research Teams", Fonds Québécois de la Recherche sur la Nature et les Technologies (FQRNT),
Québec; 2004 - 2007; 2008 - 2010.
Present and former graduate students
- N. Askaripour (Ph.D., 2010)
- Thesis title: Holomorphic k-differentials and holomorphic approximation
on open Riemann surfaces
- C. Zhu (Ph.D., 2005)
- Thesis title: Complex approximation in some
weighted function spaces
- B. Jiang (Ph.D., 2003)
- Thesis title: Harmonic and holomorphic approximation
on Riemann surfaces
- H. Zhong (Ph.D., 2000)
- Thesis title: Non-harmonic Fourier series
and applications
- J. Al zahrani (M.Sc., expected 2011)
- S. Acar (M.Sc., 2010)
- S. Al rubeaa'i (M.Sc., 2010)
- R. Gonzales (M.Sc., 2007)
- C. Zhu (M.A., 1999)
- Thesis title: Some results in complex approximation
with sequences of complex exponents
- Y. Jiang (M.A., 1999)
- R. Dost (M.A., 1998)
- A. Gaspar (M.A., 1998)
- Y. Zhang (M.A., 1997)
- F. Qiu (M.A., 1996)
- P. Heath (M.A., 1988)
Recent Teaching
Member of Canadian Mathematical Society
Last update: July 2010