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Office: JE 362
Phone: (614) 292-5296
Email: afriedman@mbi.osu.edu
Web: http://www.math.ohio-state.edu/~afriedman
Research Area
Research interests include partial differential equations,
both general mathematical theory as well as applications to
models that arise in the physical and life sciences, in engineering,
and in industry. Dr. Friedman is particularly interested in
problems in which phase transitions or moving interfaces are
present. Other research interests include control theory and
stochastic differential equations.
Biosketch
Avner Friedman is a Distinguished University Professor of Ohio State University, where he also serves as the Director
of the Mathematical Biosciences Institute (MBI). He received his
Ph.D. degree in 1956 from the Hebrew University. He was Professor
of Mathematics at Northwestern University (1962-1985), and
a Duncan Distinguished Professor of Mathematics at Purdue
University (1985-1987).
From 1987-1997, Dr. Friedman directed the
Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) at the
University of Minnesota, which is devoted to bridging the
gap between mathematical theory and its applications and between
academia and industry. From 1994-2001 he was the Director
of the Minnesota Center for Industrial Mathematics and in
1996 he became a Regents Professor at the University of Minnesota.
Dr. Friedman's research interests include partial differential
equations, stochastic processes, mathematical modeling, free
boundary problems, and control theory.He published twenty
books and over 400 research papers. He serves on numerous
editorial boards. He was the Chair of the Board of Mathematical
Sciences (1994-1997) and the President of the Society of Industrial
and Applied Mathematics (1993-1994). Dr. Friedman has been
awarded the Sloan Fellowship (1962-1965), the Guggenheim Fellowship
(1966-7), the Stampacchia Prize (1982) and the National Science
Foundation Special Creativity Award (1983-85; 1991-93). He
is a Fellow of the National Academy of Arts and Sciences (Since
1987) and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (since
1993).
In 2001 Dr. Friedman became the first director of the MBI. His current research includes tumor modeling, wound healing, and the role of the immune system in various diseases.
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