Professor Mourad E.H. Ismail
Professor of Mathematics
Department of Mathematics
College of Science
King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Email: moismail.c@ksu.edu.sa
Department of Mathematics
University of Central Florida
P.O. Box 161364
4000 Central Florida Blvd
Orlando, FL, 32816, United States
Telephone: +1 (407) 823-2694
Fax Number: +1 (407)-823-6253
E-mail: ismail@math.ucf.edu
URL: http://math.ucf.edu/~ismail/
Education
Ph.D. 1974 (Alberta),
M.Sc. 1969 (Alberta),
B.Sc. 1964 (Cairo).
MATHEMATICAL GENEALOGY:
Source: The Mathematics Genealogy Project, http://www.genealogy.ams.org
Prof. Ismail (Yours truly), Ph. D. 1974, Advisor: Waleed Al-Salam.
Waleed Al-Salam, Ph. D. 1958, Advisor: Leonard Carlitz.
Leonard Carlitz, Ph. D. 1930, Advisor: Howard Mitchell.
Howard Mitchell, Ph. D. 1910, Advisor: Oswald Veblen.
Oswald Veblen, Ph. D. 1903, Advisor: Eliakim Hastings Moore.
Eliakim Hastings Moore, Ph. D. 1885, Advisor: H. A. Newton.
H. A. Newton, B. S. Yale 1850, Advisor: Michel Chasles.
Michel Chasles, Ph. D. 1814, Advisor: Simeon Poisson.
Simeon Poisson, Advisor: Joseph Lagrange.
Joseph Lagrange, Ph. D. Advisor: Leonhard Euler.
Employments
2008-present professor, part time, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2003-present Professor, University of Central Florida
1987-2003 Professor, University of South Florida, tenured 1988
1982-1989 Professor with tenure, Arizona State University
1980-1982 Associate Professor, Arizona State University
1978-1980 Assistant Professor, Arizona State University
1979-1981 Associate Professor, McMaster University, tenured 1981
1976-1979 Assistant Professor, McMaster University
1964-1968 Instructor, Cairo University
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VISITING POSITIONS:
2002 Visiting Scholar, Hong Kong U of Sc. and Tech., May & June
2000-2001 Visiting university professor, City University of Hong Kong
1999 Visiting member, Mat. Sc. Res. Inst., Berkeley, three months.
1996 Visiting Professor and Leverhulme research fellow, Imperial College, London
1990-1991 Adjunct Professor, University of Toronto
1990 Visiting Professor, University of Paris VII (10 weeks in the summer)
1988 Visiting Professor, National University of Colombia (1 month)
1987-1990 Adjunct Professor, York University
1987 Visiting Professor, University of Alberta (1 month in the summer)
1986 Visiting Professor, University of Paris VII (10 weeks in the summer)
1984-1985 Visiting Professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
1982 Visiting Professor, Kuwait University (winter and summer semesters)
1976 Visiting Scholar, Mathematics Research Center University of Wisconsin, Madison
1975-1976 Visiting Lecturer and Research Associate, University of Toronto
1974-1975 Assistant Scientist, Department of Mathematics and Mathematics Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Research
Approximation theory, asymptotics, combinatorics, integral transforms and operational calculus, mathematical physics, orthogonal polynomials and special functions.
Awards & Honours
Undergraduate Merit Scholarship, Cairo University 1960-1964;
Dissertation Fellowship, University of Alberta, 1973-1974;
Theodore and Venette Askounes-Ashford Distinguished Scholar Award University of South Florida, 1992-1993.
Leverhulme research fellow, Imperial College, London, 1996.
University visiting research professorship, City University of Hong Kong, 2000-2001.
USF Presidential Excellence Award (= 10 % raise), 2003.
Listed among the highly cited: www.isihighlycited.com
Elected fellow of the Institute of Physics, December 2004.
Elected fellow of the European Society of Computational Mathematics in Science and Engineering.
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Grants
Science and Engineering Research Board of McMaster University, 1976-78.
National Research Council of Canada, 1977-1982.
National Science Foundation (NSF), USA, classical analysis, 1979-82, 1983-95, 1996-99, (79-82 joint with J. Bustoz, 1989-92 joint with E.B. Sa, 1992-95 joint with E.B. Sa and V. Totik). NSF analysis 1996-1999, 1999-2003.
CBMS Conference on q-series, Statistical Physics and Computer Algebra, joint with E. Ihrig, 1985.
International Division, National Science Foundation, USA, 1988-1991, collaboration with J. Charris, Colombia.
NATO A.S.I. on Orthogonal Polynomials and Their Applications, joint with P. Nevai and D. Stanton, 1989-1990.
NSF conference grant, a supplement to #6, joint with P. Nevai and D. Stanton, 1989-1990.
NSF grant, joint with E.B. Sa , from special projects for a special year in Approximation Theory (at USF) for 1989-1990.
NSF equipment grant for work stations and symbolic manipulations, joint with J. Pedersen, G. McColm, R. Stark and C. Williams.
NSF grant, joint with E.B. Sa , for collaborative research in classical analysis, 1989-91.
NSF grant, International Division, joint with M.Z. Nashed and A. Zayed, for a Conference in Cairo, Egypt, 1993-94.
NATO Collaborative research grant, joint with R. Askey and B. M. Brown, 1994-1997.
Research fellowship from the Leverhulme foundation, Britain, 1995-97.
EPSRC grant, with Y. Chen, fall of 1996.
NSF grant for the joint AMS-IMA-SIAM summer research conference on q-series, combinatorics, and computer algebra, joint with D. Stanton, June 1998.
NSF grant, International Division, for collaborative research with Britain, 1998-2000.
NSA grant, The Askey-Bateman Project, 1998-2000.
NSF grant, International Division, joint with S. Elaydi, A. El-Khadre, and M. Z. Nashed, for a conference of the Palestinian Math. Soc. held at Bir Zeit University, West Bank, 1998.
NSF grant, International Division, joint with C. Dunkl, for a conference in Hong Kong, 1998-99.
NSF conference grant from algebra-Number theory program, for a conference in Gainesville, joint with Frank Garvan, U of Florida, 1999.
Grant from the Number Theory Foundation for a conference in Gainesville, joint with Frank Garvan, U of Florida, 1999.
NSF conference grant from the Analysis program, for a conference in Tempe, Arizona, joint with Sergei Suslov, Arizona State University, 2000.
NSF conference grant from the Analysis program for a conference in Marseille, France.
Further Information
AGENCIES REFEREED FOR:
National Science Foundation (algebra and number theory, classical analysis, computers and computational
mathematics, and modern analysis), City University of Hong Kong Research Committee,
National Security Agency, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Soros program,
and Kuwait Research Foundation.
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JOURNALS REFEREED FOR:
Advances in Applied Probability, Advances in Mathematics, Aequationes Mathematicae, American
Mathematical Monthly, Analysis, Annales des Sciences Mathematiques du Quebec, Annals of Mathematics,
Analysis, and Geometry, Applied Math. Letters, Arab Gulf Journal Scienti c Research,
Arabian Journal Science and Engineering, Australian Journal of Mathematics, Bol. Soc. Mat. Mexicana,
Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Canadian Journal of Mathematics, Canadian Mathematical
Bulletin, Communications in Mathematical Physics, Communications in Statistics, Complex
Variables, Constructive Approximation, Cubo, Discrete Applications of Mathematics, Discrete Mathematics,
Egyptian Mathematical Journal, Europhysics Letters, Fibonnaci Quarterly, Foundations of
Computational Mathematics, Ganita, Glasgow Mathematical Journal, Houston Journal of Mathematics,
Indag. Math. Indian Journal of Mathematics, Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics,
International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences, International Mathematics Research
Notes, Journal of Applied Probability, Journal of Approximation Theory, Journal of Combinatorial
Analysis, Journal of the Egyptian Mathematical Society, Journal of Inequalities in Pure and Applied
Mathematics, Journal of Linear Algebra and Applications, Journal of Linear and Multilinear Algebra,
Journal of London Mathematical Society, Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications,
Journal of Mathematical Physics, Journal of nonlinear Mathematical Physics, Journal of Physics A:
Mathematical and General, Journal of the University of Kuwait (Science); Letters in Mathematical
Physics, Mathematical Physics, Mathematics Magazine, Mathematische Zeitschrift, Mathematics of
Computation, Mathematika, Monatsh fur Mathematik, Nihonkai Mathematical Journal, Numerical
Functional Analysis and Optimization, Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society, Physics
Letters A, Physical Review, Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society, Proceedings of the
Mathematical and Physical Society of Egypt, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Punjab
Journal of Mathematics, Pure and Applied Mathematics Quarterly, Radgovi Mathematicae, Rendenconti
Circolo di Palermo, Revista Colombiana de Matematicas, Revista Matematica Iberoamericana,
Rocky Mountain Journal Mathematics, Serdica, Scientiae Mathematicae Japonicae, SIAM Journal of
Applied Mathematics, SIAM Journal of Mathematical Analysis, SIAM Journal of Numerical Analysis,
SIAM J. Scienti c Computing, Southeast Asean Mathematics Buletin, Transactions of the American
Mathematical Society, Zeitschrift Anal. Anwendungen.
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Citations of Professor Ismail in non-mathematical Journals:
Ann. Physics New York, Aust. NZ J.
Stat., Comm. Math. Physics, Czeck J. Physics, Eur. J. Physics A, Fiz Nizk Temp, J. Phys. Condensed
Matter, Int. J. Mod. Phys., IEEE Inform. Th., J. Math. Phys., J. Phys. A, J. Phys. B, J. Statistical
Planning and Inference, Lecture Notes in Computer Sci., Lett. Math. Phys., Mod. Phys. Lett. A,
Nuclear Physics B, Physica A, Phys. Rep., Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B, Phys. Rev. E, Phys. Rev.
Lett., Phys. Atom. Nucl., Phys. Lett. A, Queueing Systems, Rep. Math Ohys., Rev. Mod. Physics,
Sankhya, Skand. J. Statistics, Theor. Computer Science, Theor. Math. Phys. Wave Random Media,
Z. Phys., B Cond. Matt.
SERIES OF LECTURES:
Distinguished Visitors Program to Colombia (ICFES), Lectures at the National University of Colombia, 10 lectures on Orthogonal Polynomials and Applications, 1989.
Distinguished Visitors Program to Colombia (ICFES), Lectures at the National University of Colombia, 10 lectures on q-series, 1991.
Distinguished lecture series "Frontiers in Mathematics", Texas A & M University, March 1995,
Distinguished visitors program University of Zulia, Zulia, Venezuela, Two lectures, July 1997.
NATO Advanced Study Institute, a series of three lectures on q-orthogonal polynomials, May- June 2000, Tempe, Arizona.
A series of two talks on differential equations and orthogonal polynomials, Academia Sinica, Taipei, February 2001.
A series of 3 two-hour talks at the University of Gabes, Gabes, Tunisia, March 2001.
Distinguished visitors program, Nagoya University, a series of three lectures, May 2001.
A series of two talks on orthogonal polynomials, summer school/summer seminar on Applied Analysis, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, July 2001.
A series of ve lectures on orthogonal polynomials in "Differential Equations and Asymptotic Theory in Mathematical Physics" held in Wuhan, China, October, 3003.
A series of two lectures at the American University of Sharjah, UAE, April 2006.
A series of 10 lectures as part of the workshop on random matrices and orthogonal polynomials, City University of Hong Kong, May-June 2006.
A series of 6 lectures on orthogonal polynomials, joint activity of Mathematics and Physics departments at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, May 2007.
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ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:
Served on the graduate committee for several years at University of South Florida and Arizona State University, and was in charge of recruiting graduate students and teaching assistants at
Arizona State University. Also served on the personnel committee at Arizona State University and the advisory committee at University of South Florida.
Served on various committees at McMaster University, Arizona State University, and the University of South Florida.
Organized a special session on spectral properties of Jacobi matrices and orthogonal polynomials at the summer meeting of the Canadian Mathematical Society in Edmonton, 1984.
Co-principal investigator and organizer of a CBMS conference held at Arizona State University in May 1985. The principal speaker was George Andrews who lectured on \q-Series, Mathematical Physics and Computer Algebra".
Co-principal investigator and organizer of a NATO Advanced Study Institute, Columbus, Ohio, May 1989. The topic is \Orthogonal polynomials".
Co-principal investigator of an NSF grant for a special year in Approximation Theory, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 1989-90. Chair of the local organizing committee.
Organized a special session on classical analysis at the winter meeting of the Canadian Mathematical Society in Victoria, 1991.
Organized a mini symposium (special session) on special functions and their applications at the summer meeting of SIAM in Los Angeles, 1992.
Co-organizer of a meeting on Mathematical Analysis, Wavelets, and Signal Processing, Cairo University, Egypt, January 1994.
Guest editor of a special issue of SIAM J. Math. Anal. 25 (1994), 480 pages.
Guest editor of a special issue of Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 68 (1996), 330 pages.
Co-organizer (co chair) of the Fields Institute workshop on Special Functions and q-series, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 2 weeks in June 1995.
Co-organizer (co Chair) of the American Mathematical Society Summer Conference on q-series, Combinatorics and Computer Algebra, Mount Holyoke College, June 1998.
Co-organizer of the second meeting of the Palestnian Mathematical Society, Birzeit, West Bank, August 1998.
Co-organizer of an International Workshop on Special Functions, Asymptotics, Harmonic Analysis, and Mathematical Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, June 1999.
Co-organizer of a conference on Symbolic Computation, Number Theory, Special Functions, Physics and Combinatorics, the University of Florida, Gainesville 1999,
Co-organizer of a NATO ASI on Special Functions, Tempe, Arizona, May-June 2000.
Co-organizer of an NSF sponsored conference on Special Functions, Tempe, Arizona, May-June 2000
Co-organizor of a Summer School/Summer Seminar on Applied Analysis, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, July 2001.
Co-organizor of an International conference on special functions in Chennai (Madras), India, September 2002.
Co-organizor of the 8th meeting on Orthogonal Polynomials and Special Functions, Copenhagen, August 2003.
Orgainized a special session on special functions and q-series at the Annual meeting of the American Mathematical Society in Baltimore, January 2003.
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