15 Facts About Steven Strogatz

Steven Henry Strogatz is an American mathematician and author, and the Susan and Barton Winokur Distinguished Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and Mathematics at Cornell University.

Steven Strogatz is known for his work on nonlinear systems, including contributions to the study of synchronization in dynamical systems, and for his research in a variety of areas of applied mathematics, including mathematical biology and complex network theory.

Steven Strogatz previously hosted The Joy of x podcast, named after his book of the same name.

Steven Strogatz's published books include Sync, The Joy of x, The Calculus of Friendship, and Infinite Powers.

Steven Strogatz attended high school at Loomis Chaffee from 1972 to 1976.

Steven Strogatz then studied as a Marshall Scholar at Trinity College, Cambridge, from 1980 to 1982, and then received a Ph.

Steven Strogatz completed his postdoc under Nancy Kopell at Boston University.

Early in his career, Steven Strogatz worked on a variety of problems in mathematical biology, including the geometry of supercoiled DNA, the topology of three-dimensional chemical waves, and the collective behavior of biological oscillators, such as swarms of synchronously flashing fireflies.

Steven Strogatz's writing for the general public includes four books and frequent newspaper articles.

Steven Strogatz's most recent book, Infinite Powers, was shortlisted for the Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize and was a New York Times Best Seller.

Steven Strogatz is a Member of the National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Physical Society, and the American Mathematical Society.

Steven Strogatz has been lauded for his ability as a teacher and communicator.

Steven Strogatz has won several teaching awards at Cornell, including Cornell's highest undergraduate teaching prize, the Stephen H Weiss Presidential Fellowship.

At the national level, Steven Strogatz received the JPBM Communications Award in 2007.

Steven Strogatz was selected to be the 2009 Rouse Ball Lecturer at Cambridge and an MIT Mathematics 2011 Simons lecturer.