Background
Masani, Pesi Rustom was born on August 1, 1919 in Bombay. Came to the United States, 1941. Naturalized, 1969. Son of Rustom Pestonii and Monijeh (Wadia) Masani.
Masani, Pesi Rustom was born on August 1, 1919 in Bombay. Came to the United States, 1941. Naturalized, 1969. Son of Rustom Pestonii and Monijeh (Wadia) Masani.
Student, Elphinstone College, India, 1938. Student, Royal Institute of Science, Bombay, 1940. Bachelor of Science, Bombay University, 1940.
Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1946.
Fellow, Royal Institute Science, 1940-1941;
teaching fellow mathematics, Harvard University, 1943-1945;
member, Institute Advanced Studies, Princeton, New Jersey, 1946-1948;
senior research fellow, Tata Institute Fundamental Research, Bombay, 1948-1949;
professor, head mathematics department, Institute Science, Bombay, 1949-1959;
professor mathematics, Indiana U., 1960-1972;
professor mathematics, U. Pittsburgh, 1972;
University professor, U. Pittsburgh, 1973-1989;
University professor emeritus, U. Pittsburgh, since 1989. Visiting lecturer Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1957-1958, Brown U., 1959-1960. Visiting professor Mathematics Research Center, Madison, Wisconsin, 1965-1966, Statistical Laboratory, Catholic U., 1966-1967, L'Ecole Polytechnic Federale Lausanne, 1975.
Visiting researcher Battelle Seattle Research Center, 1969-1970. Fulbright-Hayes senior scholar State University, Tbilisi, Georgian Republic, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1977. Alexander von Humboldt senior vis.scientist, Federal Republic Germany, 1979-1980.
Consultant in field.
Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American.