Background
Dennis, John Emory was born on September 24, 1939 in Coral Gables, Florida, United States. Son of John Emory and Hazel Violet (Penny) Dennis.
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John Emory Dennis
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Bachelor of Science in Engineering, University Miami, 1962; Master of Science in Mathematics, U. Miami, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics, U. Utah, 1966.
Career
Assistant professor mathematics, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1966-1968;
lecturer computer science, U. Essex, Colchester, England, 1968-1969;
visiting assistant professor computer science, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1969-1970;
associate professor computer science, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1970-1976;
professor computer science, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1976-1979;
director center for applied mathematics, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1978-1979;
professor mathematics science, Rice U., Houston, 1979-1984;
Noah Harding professor mathematics science, Rice U., Houston, since 1984;
chairman mathematics science, Rice U., Houston, 1989-1992;
chairman computer science, Rice U., Houston, 1992-1994. Instructor mathematics Stillman College, Tuscalusa, Alabama, 1967. Fulbright lecturer, professor of University Buenos Aires, 1986.
Research associate National Bureau Economics Research and United Kingdom Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, Oxfordshire, England, 1975-1976.
Achievements
Membership
Member Special Interest Group for Munerical Mathematics (board directors 1975-1977, vicechairman 1979-1981), American Mathematics Society (joint applied mathematics committee with Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics 1980-1982), Society Indsl and Applied Mathematics (editorial board Journal for Numerical Analysis 1976-1984, board directors 2d summer research conference in numerical analysis, member Siam county since 1985, Executive Committee 1985-1988, chair optimization activity group, chair since 1995), Mathematics Programming Society.
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Married Ann Watson, March 1, 1960. 1 child, John Emory III.
