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.

S.R.Srinivasa Varadhan

Professor of Mathematics and the Frank Jay Gould Professor of Science
Courant Institure of Mathematical Sciences
New York University

Professor Varadhan is a full professor of mathematics at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. His research interests include: probability theory, stochastic processes, partial differential equations
varadhan@cims.nyu.edu