Gareth E. Roberts


Education

BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Boston, MA. Ph.D. in Mathematics, May, 1999.
OBERLIN COLLEGE, Oberlin, Ohio. B.A. in Mathematics, high honors, May, 1992.


Research Interests

Dynamical Systems, Hamiltonian Dynamics, Differential Equations, Celestial Mechanics,

Complex Dynamics


Dissertation: Existence and Stability of Relative Equilibria in the N-Body Problem

Advisor: Glen Hall


Honors and Awards

Charles and Rosanna Batchelor Ford Foundation Grant, College of the Holy Cross, 2002.

NSF VIGRE Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1999-2001.

Outstanding Teaching Fellow Award, Boston University, 1998.

Presidential University Graduate Fellowship, Boston University, 1994.

Rebecca Cary Orr Memorial Prize in Mathematics, Oberlin College, 1992.

Phi Beta Kappa, Oberlin College, 1992.


Publications


Invited Talks

Saari's Conjecture for a Certain Class of N-Body Problems

Some Counterexamples for a Generalized Saari's Conjecture

Central Configurations and Their Importance in the N-Body Problem Approach

When Numerical Methods Fail: A Dynamical Systems Approach

Linear Stability of the Elliptic Lagrangian Triangle Solutions in the Three-Body Problem


Stability of Elliptic Periodic Orbits in the N-Body Problem


Existence and Stability of Relative Equilibria in the N-Body Problem


Interesting Families of Central Configurations


Stability of Periodic Solutions in the N-Body Problem: Rings, Kings and other fun Things


Hairs for the Complex Exponential and Polynomial Families


Relative Equilibria in the N-Body Problem


The Reform Course in Differential Equations: A Teaching Fellow's Perspective

Workshops on teaching Differential Equations with a Dynamical Systems perspective:


Teaching Experience

INSTRUCTOR, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO at BOULDER, 1999 - 2001.


TEACHING FELLOW, BOSTON UNIVERSITY, 1995-1999 (7 semesters).


INSTRUCTOR, BOSTON UNIVERSITY SUMMER SCHOOL, 1996.


INSTRUCTOR, THE HUN SCHOOL OF PRINCETON, 1992-1994.


Professional Experience

REFEREE for papers in:


TEXTBOOK PROJECT MANAGER, BOSTON UNIVERSITY, 1995-1997.


Computer Experience


References

Jim Curry
Applied Math Department
University of Colorado, Boulder
curry@colorado.edu

Bob Devaney
Mathematics Department
Boston University
bob@math.bu.edu

Bob Easton
Applied Math Department
University of Colorado, Boulder
easton@colorado.edu

Glen Hall
Mathematics Department
Boston University
rockford@math.bu.edu

Jim Meiss
Applied Math Department
University of Colorado, Boulder
jdm@colorado.edu

Don Saari
Department of Mathematics
University of California, Irvine
dsaari@uci.edu


Miscellaneous

Jazz piano, soccer, ultimate frisbee.



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