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'''Sir John Macleod Ball''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|FRS|FRSE}} (born 1948) is [[Sedleian Professor of Natural Philosophy]] at the [[University of Oxford]]. He was the President of the [[International Mathematical Union]] from 2003–06 and a Fellow of [[The Queen's College, Oxford|Queen's College, Oxford]]. He was educated at the [[University of Cambridge]] and [[Sussex University]], and prior to taking up his Oxford post was a professor of mathematics at [[Heriot-Watt University]] in [[Edinburgh]]. |
'''Sir John Macleod Ball''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|FRS|FRSE}} (born 1948) is [[Sedleian Professor of Natural Philosophy]] at the [[University of Oxford]]. He was the President of the [[International Mathematical Union]] from 2003–06 and a Fellow of [[The Queen's College, Oxford|Queen's College, Oxford]]. He was educated at the [[University of Cambridge]] and [[Sussex University]], and prior to taking up his Oxford post was a professor of mathematics at [[Heriot-Watt University]] in [[Edinburgh]]. |
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Ball's research interests include [[Elasticity (physics)|elasticity]], the [[calculus of variations]], and infinite-dimensional [[dynamical system]]s. He was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in the [[New Year Honours 2006|New Year Honours list]] for 2006 "for services to Science".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/30_12_05_hons.pdf|title=Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2009-07-30}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnva.no/c26849/artikkel/vis.html?tid=40116|title=Gruppe 1: Matematiske fag|publisher=[[Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters]]|language=Norwegian|accessdate=7 October 2010}}</ref> and a fellow of the [[American Mathematical Society]].<ref>[http://www.ams.org/profession/fellows-list List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society], retrieved 2012-11-03.</ref> |
Ball's research interests include [[Elasticity (physics)|elasticity]], the [[calculus of variations]], and infinite-dimensional [[dynamical system]]s. He was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in the [[New Year Honours 2006|New Year Honours list]] for 2006 "for services to Science".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/30_12_05_hons.pdf|title=Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2009-07-30}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnva.no/c26849/artikkel/vis.html?tid=40116|title=Gruppe 1: Matematiske fag|publisher=[[Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters]]|language=Norwegian|accessdate=7 October 2010}}</ref> and a fellow of the [[American Mathematical Society]].<ref>[http://www.ams.org/profession/fellows-list List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society], retrieved 2012-11-03.</ref> |
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He was a member of the first Abel Prize in 2002 and for the [[Fields Medal]] in 1998. From 1996 - 1998 he was president of the [[London Mathematical Society]], and from 2003 - 2006 he was president of the [[International Mathematical Union]], IMU. In October 2011 he was elected on the Executive Board of [[ICSU]] for a three-year period starting January 2012. Ball is listed as an [[ISI highly cited researcher]].<ref>{{cite web|title=List of ISI highly cited researchers|url=http://highlycited.com}}</ref> |
He was a member of the first Abel Prize in 2002 and for the [[Fields Medal]] in 1998. From 1996 - 1998 he was president of the [[London Mathematical Society]], and from 2003 - 2006 he was president of the [[International Mathematical Union]], IMU. In October 2011 he was elected on the Executive Board of [[ICSU]] for a three-year period starting January 2012. Ball is listed as an [[ISI highly cited researcher]].<ref>{{cite web|title=List of ISI highly cited researchers|url=http://highlycited.com}}</ref> |
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John M. Ball | |
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 Sir John Macleod Ball | |
| Born | May 19, 1948[2] |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge University of Sussex |
| Awards | Whittaker Prize Junior Whitehead Prize (1982) David Crighton Medal Sylvester Medal (2009) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Heriot-Watt University University of Oxford |
| Doctoral advisor | David Eric Edmunds[1] |
Sir John Macleod Ball FRS FRSE (born 1948) is Sedleian Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Oxford. He was the President of the International Mathematical Union from 2003–06 and a Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford. He was educated at the University of Cambridge and Sussex University, and prior to taking up his Oxford post was a professor of mathematics at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh.
Ball's research interests include elasticity, the calculus of variations, and infinite-dimensional dynamical systems. He was knighted in the New Year Honours list for 2006 "for services to Science".[3] He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters[4] and a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[5]
He was a member of the first Abel Prize in 2002 and for the Fields Medal in 1998. From 1996 - 1998 he was president of the London Mathematical Society, and from 2003 - 2006 he was president of the International Mathematical Union, IMU. In October 2011 he was elected on the Executive Board of ICSU for a three-year period starting January 2012. Ball is listed as an ISI highly cited researcher.[6]
Along with Stuart S. Antman he won the Theodore von Kármán Prize in 1999.[7]
Ball received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 1998.[8]
Personal life
Ball is married to Sedhar Chozam (Lady Sedhar Ball), a Tibetan-born actress. He has three children.[2]
References
- ^ John M. Ball at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ a b "CV" (PDF). John M. Ball. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
- ^ "Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood" (PDF). BBC. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
- ^ "Gruppe 1: Matematiske fag" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2012-11-03.
- ^ "List of ISI highly cited researchers".
- ^ Biographical sketch, retrieved 2014-12-20.
- ^ "Annual Report 1998". www.ma.hw.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
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