Prof. Bruce Michael Boghosian is an American mathematician. He has been a professor of mathematics at

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since 2000, and was chair of the mathematics department from 2006 to 2010. He also holds adjunct positions in the Tufts University Departments of

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and

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Biography

Boghosian received his bachelor's degree in physics and master's degree in nuclear engineering from the

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. He earned his PhD from the Department of Applied Science at the

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. From 1978 to 1986, he was a physicist in the Plasma Theory Group at the

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in California. From 1986 through 1994, he was a Senior Scientist in the Mathematical Research Group at

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, Massachusetts. From 1994 through 2000, prior to coming to Tufts University, Boghosian held the position of Research Associate Professor at the Center for Computational Science and Department of Physics at

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. From 2010 to 2014, while on leave from Tufts University, Boghosian served as the third president of the

American University of Armenia The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; ''Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran'', ''HAH'') is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and Un ...

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, Armenia. Boghosian has held visiting academic positions at the Département de Mathématiques,

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, France; the

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in Paris;

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in Beijing;

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; the

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; the

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, Italy; the

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Cambridge Research Centre in Cambridge, United Kingdom; and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Fellowships and publications

Boghosian has been a fellow of the

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since 2000, and a foreign member of the

Armenian National Academy of Sciences The National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia (NAS RA) (, ''Hayastani Hanrapetut’yan gitut’yunneri azgayin akademia'') is the Armenian national academy, functioning as the primary body that conducts research and coordinates activ ...

since 2008. He is a recipient of Tufts University's Distinguished Scholar Award in 2010, and its Undergraduate Initiative in Teaching (UNITE) award in 2002. In 2014 he received the "Order of the Republic of Armenia" from the Armenian Prime Minister, and the "Gold Medal" from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science. His 2019 article "The Inescapable Casino" was published in six languages, and included in the volume "The Best Writing on Mathematics 2020". Boghosian has over 110 publications, has given over 220 invited talks, and has one patent. He is a member of the editorial boards of the ''Journal of Computational Science'', ''

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'', and ''International Journal of Modern Physics C'' – Physics and Computers.

Research interests

Boghosian's research interests center on applied dynamical systems and applied probability theory, with an emphasis on kinetic theory, as it applies to fluids, soft condensed matter, and agent based models in the social sciences. From 2014 to the present, his work has centered on kinetic-theoretical models of wealth distribution.

References

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