Ronald J. Stern
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My primary area of research includes low dimensional topology, particularly 4-dimensional topology, geometry, and gauge theory. These have been dynamic fields for the past 40 years and have close ties with many other areas of research: geometric analysis, mathematical physics, string theory, and knot theory are just a few. After a research career (1973-2010) and several administrative positions as chair of the Department of Mathematics and dean of the School of Physical Sciences I have been a Professor Emeritus, still lost in dimension 4, with scuba gear and piano at hand.
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SLIDES/VIDEOS from recent talks
- A Day of Triangulations, UCLA, November 2013 (video)
- 50th Cornell Topology Festival, May 2012 (slides, video)
- UCLA, May 2010 (slides)
- Yamabe Symposium, 2010 (slides)
- PIMS, April 2009 (slides)
- UBC, April 2009 (slides)
- Oberwolfach, September 2008 (slides)
- Kirbyfest, August 2008 (slides)
- Harvard, April 2008 (slides)
- Pamona, April 2008 (slides)
- Euler Symposium, Basel, June 2007 (slides)
- Hiroshima, T. Matumoto Birthday Conference, February 2006 (slides)
- Ancient Videos (Pacific NW Geometry Seminar 1996, MSRI 1998, MSRI 2008
Most Recent JOURNAL/BOARD Memberships
- Board of Governors, Pacific Journal of Mathematics, (1990-), President (1995-2009), Treasurer (2009-2024)
- Board of Trustees, Institue for Pure and Applied Mathematics (UCLA), 2010-2021, Chair, 2016-2020
- Board of Directors, Friends of the International Mathematics Union , 2013-2021
- Steering Committee, Park City/IAS Mathematics Institute, 2006-2015
- Board of Directors, Mathematical Sciences Publishers,
- AMS Board of Trustees (2009-2014), Chair (2014)
- MSRI Board of Trustees (1991-96), Secretary (1992-1996)
- Fellow, American Mathematical Society, Inaugural Class of Fellows (2013)