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Lawrence Udeigwe
Born
Nigeria
NationalityNigerian-American
Alma materDuquesne University
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics, Singer
InstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Manhattan College
ThesisDynamical Systems of the BCM Learning Rule: Emergent Properties and Application to Clusteringp (2014)
Doctoral advisorProfessors Bard Ermentrout and Paul Munro

Lawrence Udeigwe also known as Udeigwe, stylized as UDEiGWE formerly known as Lorens Chuno is a Nigerian-American musician,[1][2] mathematician,[3] professor,[4] and entrepreneur.

He is an associate professor of Mathematics at Manhattan College in Riverdale, New York,[5] and a Research Affiliate 21/22 MLK Visiting Associate Professor in Brain & Cognitive Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[6]

Early life

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Udeigwe was born into a family of seven, with three boys and four girls, and was raised in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria.[7] He attended St. Theresa's Primary School in Wurukum Makurdi and Mt. St. Gabriel's Secondary School.[8] He moved to the U.S. in 2000 to pursue his university education at Duquesne University,[9] where he obtained a B.S. in Mathematics and B.A. in Computer science.

Academic career

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In June 2006, Udeigwe obtained his M.S. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Delaware and an M.A. in mathematics in April 2008.[10] He completed a thesis under Professor Robert P Gilbert at the University of Delaware as part of the requirements for his M.S. degree, which was titled "Identification of Objects in Acoustic Waveguide: Numerical Results and an Introduction to an Alternate Approach via the Method of Images"[11] In July 2014, Udeigwe completed his PhD in Mathematical Information Science, writing his dissertation titled "Dynamical Systems of the BCM Learning Rule: Emergent Properties and Application to Clustering," under Professors Bard Ermentrout and Paul Munro.[12]

Music career

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Udeigwe's stage name was formerly Lorens Chuno.[13] He released his debut and sophomore EP in 2012 titled Egwu Oma” and “Reflection respectively[14] In 2018 Udeigwe topped audiomack trends across all genres.[15] In 2023 he was listed among Apple Music's Nigerian artistes on the rise.[16]

Discography

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Albums

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  • Highlife, Soul, & Ecstasy (2008)
  • My House (2013)
  • Naija Rhythm Affair, NYC (2016)
  • Rhythm Sustained (2018).[17]

EPs

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  • Egwu Oma
  • Reflection

Singles

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References

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  1. ^ "10 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT NIGERIAN-AMERICAN ARTIST, LAWRENCE UDEIGWE". Guardian. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Lawrence Udeigwe It's Difficult to Describe Why I Do Music". Thisday. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Maths prof releases new single". Punch. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Six most educated Nigerian celebrities". Vanguard. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Mathematics Prof. Udeigwe drives purpose with new single 'Today". simpleonline. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Lawrence Udeigwe". Manhattan. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  7. ^ "10 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT NIGERIAN-AMERICAN ARTIST, LAWRENCE UDEIGWE". Guardian. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  8. ^ "10 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT NIGERIAN-AMERICAN ARTIST, LAWRENCE UDEIGWE". Guardian. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Us Based Nigerian Maths Professor Releases New Single". Voice of Nigeria. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Lawrence Udeigwe". mathematicallygiftedandblack. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  11. ^ "10 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT NIGERIAN-AMERICAN ARTIST, LAWRENCE UDEIGWE". Guardian. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Lawrence Udeigwe uses elegant math to understand complex systems of the brain". Mit. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  13. ^ "My plan to take over Nigeria music – Udeigwe". Vanguard. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Music, Maths and I –Udeigwe, US-based Nigerian prof". sunnews. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  15. ^ "Asake, Burna Boy, Lawrence Udeigwe, Simi others tops audiomack trend". thenation. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  16. ^ "Apple music's six Nigerian artistes on the rise in 2023". Tribune. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  17. ^ "Rhythm Sustained". Spotify. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  18. ^ "Do". Spotify. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  19. ^ "Udeigwe drives purpose with new single, 'Today'". sunnews. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  20. ^ "today". Spotify. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  21. ^ "Mr sabi". Spotify. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  22. ^ "whats going on". Spotify. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  23. ^ "come my way". Spotify. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
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