Department of Mathematical Sciences
CARL J. REES DISTINGUISHED LECTURER SERIES
The Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Delaware is pleased to sponsor the Carl J. Rees Distinguished Lecturer Series in memory of Professor Carl Rees and in honor of his distinguished contributions and service to the Mathematics Department and the University.
Carl Rees had a distinguished career at the University of Delaware from 1920 until his retirement in 1967. He advanced through the professorial ranks to Professor of Mathematics and served as Chair of the Department of Mathematics for ten years. He was appointed Dean of the College of Graduate Studies as well as Provost of the University, serving simultaneously in these important posts for a number of years. He served his country in both World War I and World War II and was awarded the Medal of Freedom by General H. H. (Hap) Arnold for his work as an operations analyst.
Prof. Keith Ball University College, London, England
Keith Ball obtained his PhD from Cambridge University in 1987. He is a former
NYI fellow and is currently Professor of Mathematics at University College London and has just
finished his tenure as a Royal Society Leverhulme Senior Research Fellow. He is currently visiting
Microsoft Corporation for the year. His main interests are in high-dimensional geometry and
probability/information theory.