Roger L. Jones is an American

mathematician A mathematician is someone who uses an extensive knowledge of mathematics in their work, typically to solve mathematical problems. Mathematicians are concerned with numbers, data, quantity, structure, space, models, and change. History On ...

specializing in

harmonic analysis Harmonic analysis is a branch of mathematics concerned with the representation of Function (mathematics), functions or signals as the Superposition principle, superposition of basic waves, and the study of and generalization of the notions of Fo ...

and

ergodic theory Ergodic theory (Greek: ' "work", ' "way") is a branch of mathematics that studies statistical properties of deterministic dynamical systems; it is the study of ergodicity. In this context, statistical properties means properties which are expres ...

Biography

He obtained a

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in mathematics in 1971 from

University at Albany, SUNY The State University of New York at Albany, commonly referred to as the University at Albany, UAlbany or SUNY Albany, is a public research university with campuses in Albany, Rensselaer, and Guilderland, New York. Founded in 1844, it is one ...

, and a

Ph.D. A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is a ...

in mathematics in 1974 from

Rutgers University Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a Public university, public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's ...

, with thesis ''Inequalities for the Ergodic Maximal Function'' written under the direction of Richard Floyd Gundy. He has recently retired from a professorship in mathematics at

DePaul University DePaul University is a private university, private, Catholic higher education, Catholic research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Congregation of the Mission, Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th-centu ...

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. There he taught everything from remedial math to graduate-level courses. During his tenure at DePaul, Roger published numerous research papers in math, was awarded an excellence in teaching award, chaired the DePaul University Mathematics Department, and was awarded

National Science Foundation The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the United States government that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National I ...

grants related to teaching mathematics. He has also worked with the

Chicago Public Schools Chicago Public Schools (CPS), officially classified as City of Chicago School District #299 for funding and districting reasons, in Chicago, Illinois, is the third-largest school district in the United States, after New York and Los Angeles. ...

on improving math instruction. Roger was honored for his research work at the ''International Conference on Harmonic Analysis and Ergodic theory'' that was held in the name of Roger and his colleague Marshall Ash. Roger has since retired from teaching at DePaul and moved to Northern Wisconsin, where he teaches mathematics at

Conserve School Conserve School was a semester school for environmentally and outdoor minded high school students located in Land O' Lakes, Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States. For seventeen weeks students pursue a program of environmental studies and outdo ...

Appointments

* 1974-1977: DePaul University, Assistant Professor * 1977-1984: DePaul University, Associate Professor * 1982-1985: DePaul University, Chairman: Department of Mathematics * 1984-2004: DePaul University, Professor * 2004–present: DePaul University, Professor Emeritus

Professional memberships

* Mathematical Association of America * American Mathematical Society

Publications

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References

External links

Roger Jones' DePaul SyllabusConference on Harmonic Analysis and Ergodic Theory
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Roger Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Rutgers University alumni 20th-century American mathematicians 21st-century American mathematicians DePaul University faculty University at Albany, SUNY alumni American mathematical analysts American mathematics educators