Background
Escobar, Jose Fernando was born on December 20, 1954 in Manizales, Caldas, Colombia. Son of Gustavo Escobar and Yadira Velasquez. came to the United States, 1980.
Escobar, Jose Fernando was born on December 20, 1954 in Manizales, Caldas, Colombia. Son of Gustavo Escobar and Yadira Velasquez. came to the United States, 1980.
Master of Arts, Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada, Rio de Janeiro, 1979; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1986; Doctor Honoris Causa, University Del Valle, 1992.
Associate research scientist, New York University, New York City, 1986-1987; Dickson instructor, University of Chicago, 1987-1989; assistant professor, University of Chicago, 1989-1990; associate professor, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1990-1994; professor mathematics, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, since 1994. International advisor Interamerican Development Bank-Instituto Colombiano parael Fomento de la Educacion Superior, Bogota, Colombia, 1988, Cali, Colombia, 1990.
Member American Mathematics Society, Colombia Mathematics Society (honorary), New York Academy Sciences M C.
