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Jesús María Sanz-Serna

b. 1953

Mathematician

Mathematician University teacher
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About Jesús María Sanz-Serna

Born 1953. Jesús María Sanz-Serna is a Spanish mathematician and university teacher.

Jesús María Sanz-Serna (born 12 June 1953 in Valladolid, Spain) is a mathematician who specializes in applied mathematics. Sanz-Serna pioneered the field of geometric integration and wrote the first book on this subject. From 1998 to 2006, he was rector of the University of Valladolid.

He received the inaugural Dahlquist Prize from the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics in 1995 and became one of the inaugural fellows of the American Mathematical Society in 2012. His 60th birthday was celebrated at the 2013 International Conference on Scientific Computation and Differential Equations (SciCADE) in Valladolid.

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Important facts

Born
12 June 1953, Valladolid
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Mathematician, university teacher
Nationality
Spain
Education
University of Valladolid, Colegio de San José, Valladolid, University of Dundee
Positions held
Rector of the University of Valladolid, President of the Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences, Member of the Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences
Employers
University of Valladolid, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Awards
Prize of Castile and Leon for scientific, technical and innovative research; Medal of the Royal Spanish Mathematical Society; Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics; Fellow of the American Mathematical Society; King James I Prize for Research
Also known as
Jesus Maria Sanz-Serna, J. M. Sanz-Serna

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Jesús María Sanz-Serna was born on 12 June 1953 in Valladolid.

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Jesús María Sanz-Serna is a mathematician and university teacher.

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Jesús María Sanz-Serna is Spanish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jesús María Sanz-Serna

· Wikidata: Q5930408

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