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Roderick S. C. Wong

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Roderick S. C. Wong
Born (1944-10-02) October 2, 1944 (age 80)
Shanghai, China
NationalityCanadian
Alma materSan Diego State University
University of Alberta
Known forAsymptotic approximation of integrals
Asymptotic theory for difference equations
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsCity University of Hong Kong
Southern University of Science and Technology
University of Manitoba
Doctoral advisorMax Wyman[1]

Roderick S. C. Wong (born October 2, 1944) is a mathematician who works in classical analysis. His research mainly focuses on asymptotic analysis, singular perturbation theory, special functions and orthogonal polynomials, integral transforms, integral equations, and ordinary differential equations. He is currently a chair professor at City University of Hong Kong and director of the Liu Bie Ju Centre for Mathematical Sciences.[2][3][4][5]

Education and career

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Wong obtained his BA degree in mathematics from San Diego State College in 1965 and his PhD from the University of Alberta in 1969. He started his career as an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Manitoba and was promoted to full professor in 1979. He received a Killam Research Fellowship (from the Canada Council) from 1982 to 1984 and became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1993. He was appointed the head of the Department of Applied Mathematics in 1986, a post which he held until he left the University of Manitoba in 1994. After spending almost 30 years in Canada, Wong returned to Hong Kong and joined City University of Hong Kong in early 1994 to take up the post of professor of mathematics. He was concurrently appointed head of the then newly formed Department of Mathematics. In 1995, he led the efforts for the establishment of the Liu Bie Ju Centre for Mathematical Sciences and was appointed director of the centre. He was appointed to dean of College of Science and Engineering in 1998, and became vice-president (Research & Technology) and dean of graduate studies in 2006. He later took up the position of vice-president for development & external relations and had been very successful in soliciting pledges of funds for the university.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] He established the William Benter Prize in Applied Mathematics in 2010. Over the years, the award has been getting more and more recognized internationally and has become one of the highly acclaimed accolades in the field of applied mathematics.[14][15][16][17]

Wong has received many awards and honours for his achievements and contribution over the years. He is a Foreign Member of Accademia delle Scienze di Torino in Italy,[5] a member of the European Academy of Sciences,[18] and a Founding Fellow of Hong Kong Institution of Science. He was awarded the Chevalier dans l’Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur.[19]

Professional activities

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Chairman, Selection Committee of the William Benter Prize in Applied Mathematics, 2008–present[20]

Books (authored or edited)

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  • R. Wong (2001). Asymptotic Approximations of Integrals. Philadelphia, PA: eprinted by SIAM. doi:10.1137/1.9780898719260. ISBN 978-0-89871-497-5.
  • R. Wong (2010). Lecture Notes on Applied Analysis. Series in Analysis. Vol. 5. World Scientific. doi:10.1142/7475. ISBN 978-981-4287-74-6.
  • R. Wong with Richard Beals (mathematician) (2010). Special Functions: A Graduate Text. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511762543. ISBN 978-051-1762-54-3.
  • R Wong with Richard Beals (mathematician) (2016). Special Functions and Orthogonal Polynomials. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-110-7106-98-7.
  • D. Dai, H. – H. Dai, T. Yang and D. X. Zhou (Editors) (2016). The Selected Works of Roderick S.C. Wong. World Scientific. doi:10.1142/9489. ISBN 978-981-4656-04-7. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • R. Wong, ed. (1990). Asymptotic and Computational Analysis. Marcel Dekker. ISBN 978-082-4783-47-1.
  • R. Wong, ed. (2000). Selected Papers of F. W. J. Olver. World Scientific Series in 20th Century Mathematics. Vol. 7. World Scientific. doi:10.1142/4251. ISBN 978-981-02-4106-3.
  • R. Wong (Editor, with F. Cucker) (2000). The Collected Papers of Stephen Smale. World Scientific, Singapore. doi:10.1142/4424. ISBN 978-981-02-4307-4. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  • R. Wong (Editor, with C. Dunkl and Mourad Ismail) (2000). Special Functions. World Scientific, Singapore. doi:10.1142/4502. ISBN 978-981-02-4393-7. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  • R. Wong (Editor, with H. Chen) (2004). Differential Equations and Asymptotic Theory in Mathematical Physics. World Scientific, Singapore. doi:10.1142/5667. ISBN 978-981-256-055-1. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)

References

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  1. ^ "Roderick Wong - The Mathematics Genealogy Project". Genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  2. ^ Kong, City University of Hong. "Professor Roderick S. C. Wong, City University of Hong Kong". 6.cityu.edu.hk. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Sue Cheun Roderick WONG - CityU Scholars - A Research Hub of Excellence". scholars.cityu.edu.hk. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  4. ^ "WANG Shiquan (Roderick S. C. Wong) - SUSTech Faculty Finder - SUSTC". Sustc.edu.cn. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Roderick Sue-Cheun WONG". Accademiadellescienze.it. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  6. ^ "CityU renames lecture theatre after Mr and Mrs David Chow Tak-fung - CityU NewsCentre". CityU NewsCentre. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  7. ^ "CityU lecture theatre named after Mr Benjamin Kwok Chan-yiu - CityU NewsCentre". CityU NewsCentre. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Naming of Mr & Mrs Chan Hon Pun Lecture Theatre - CityU NewsCentre". CityU NewsCentre. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  9. ^ "English Language Centre renamed in honour of CityU supporters - CityU NewsCentre". CityU NewsCentre. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  10. ^ "CityU names a lecture theatre after alumnus Peter Ho Ka-nam - CityU NewsCentre". CityU NewsCentre. 28 November 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  11. ^ "CityU's Creative Media Centre named after Sir Run Run Shaw - CityU NewsCentre". CityU NewsCentre. 17 March 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  12. ^ "CityU receives $100 million donation from The Shaw Foundation - CityU NewsCentre". CityU NewsCentre. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  13. ^ "CityU dedicates lecture theatre to war heroes - CityU NewsCentre". CityU NewsCentre. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  14. ^ "CityU presents prestigious prize to internationally acclaimed mathematician - CityU NewsCentre". CityU NewsCentre. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Leading mathematical modeling scholar wins CityU's 2nd William Benter Prize - CityU NewsCentre". CityU NewsCentre. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  16. ^ "Algorithm master awarded William Benter Prize 2014 - CityU NewsCentre". CityU NewsCentre. December 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  17. ^ "Distinguished US mathematician wins CityU's William Benter Prize 2016 - CityU NewsCentre". CityU NewsCentre. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  18. ^ "European Academy of Sciences - List of Members". Eurasc.org. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  19. ^ "Professor Roderick Wong receives French honour - CityU NewsCentre". CityU NewsCentre. 17 November 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  20. ^ "William Benter Prize in Applied Mathematics". 6.cityu.edu.hk. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
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