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Peter Kuchment

b. 1949

Russian American mathematics professor

Mathematician Pedagogue Professor of mathematics
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About Peter Kuchment

Born 1949. Peter Kuchment is an American mathematician, pedagogue, professor of mathematics and university teacher.

Peter Kuchment (born 1949) is an American mathematician working in partial differential equations, mathematical physics, geometric analysis, and integral geometry with applications to medical imaging.

Peter Kuchment was born in 1949 in Chernivtsi (formerly Chernovtsy), Soviet Union (now Ukraine). He then studied at a university and worked in Voronezh (Russia), until emigrating to the US in 1989. He holds a M.S. in mathematics from Voronezh State University (1971), a Ph.D. from Kharkiv State University, Ukraine (1973), and Doctor of Science from The Institute of Mathematics of the Ukrainian Acad. Sci., Kyiv (1983) (the latter two degrees in Mathematics and Physics).

Employment

1971–1972: School teacher of mathematics, Voronezh, USSR 1972–1989: Faculty (Assistant, Associate, Full Professor and chair) at the Mathematics and Theoretical Mechanics Department of Voronezh Forestry Institute (now Voronezh State University of Forestry and Technology). 1990–2001: Associate and later Full Professor at the Mathematics and Statistics Department of Wichita State University. 2001–present: Full Professor, later Distinguished Professor (2011), Arthur George and Mary Emolene Owen Chair (2025) of the Mathematics Department at the Texas A&M University.

Publications Kuchment has published 168 peer-reviewed papers. He has four books published and one translated.

Advising Kuchment advised on 21 PhD theses.

Professional honors P. Kuchment is a member of:

American Association for the Advancement of Science (Fellow) American Mathematical Society (Fellow, Life Member) American Physical Society (Fellow, Life Member) Institute of Physics (Fellow) Inst. Electr. Electron. Eng. (Senior Member) Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (Fellow) Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (Fellow)

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Born
1949
Birth century
Nationality
Education
National University of Kharkiv, Voronezh State University, Academy of Sciences of the USSR
Employers
Texas A&M University
Awards
Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; Fellow of the American Mathematical Society

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Peter Kuchment?

Russian American mathematics professor

When was Peter Kuchment born?

Peter Kuchment was born in 1949.

What is Peter Kuchment's occupation?

Peter Kuchment is a mathematician, pedagogue, professor of mathematics and university teacher.

What nationality is Peter Kuchment?

Peter Kuchment is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Peter Kuchment

· Wikidata: Q102131717

· DBpedia: Peter Kuchment

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