Peter B. Borwein
Pure and Applied Mathematics
Internationally renowned mathematician who, with his brother Jonathan, calculated the value of pi to a new world record. |
- Birthplace
- St. Andrews, Scotland
- Family Members
- Father: Dr. David Borwein (Professor Emeritus, UWO)
- Mother: Dr. Bessie Borwein, (Associate Dean for Research, Faculty of Medicine, UWO)
- Brother: Professor Jonathan Borwein (SFU)
- Wife: Jennifer, medical doctor
- Daughters: Alexandra, Sophie and Theresa
- Title
- Professor, Associate Director, Centre for Experimental & Constructive Mathematics
- Office
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Simon Fraser University
- Status
- Working
- Degrees
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- BSc (mathematics) University of Western Ontario, 1974
- MSC (mathematics) University of British Columbia, 1976
- PhD (mathematics) University of British Columbia, 1979
- Awards
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- Academic of the Year Award (BC Confederation of University Faculty Associations) shared with J. Borwein, 1996
- Last Updated
- July 14, 2011
- Popularity
