Michał Misiurewicz

Michał Misiurewicz (born 9 November 1948[1]) is a Polish mathematician. He is known for his contributions to chaotic dynamical systems and fractal geometry, notably the Misiurewicz point.

Michał Misiurewicz
Born (1948-11-09) 9 November 1948
Warsaw, Poland
NationalityPolish
CitizenshipPoland
USA
Alma materUniversity of Warsaw
Known forMisiurewicz point
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Warsaw
IUPUI
Doctoral advisorBogdan Bojarski

Misiurewicz participated in the International Mathematical Olympiad for Poland, winning a bronze medal in 1965 and a gold medal (with perfect score and special prize) in 1966.[2] He earned his Doctorate from University of Warsaw under supervision of Bogdan Bojarski.

In 1990 he moved to the United States, where he visited Northwestern University and Princeton University, eventually settling down at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis at Indianapolis, Indiana, where he currently is a professor.[3][4][5]

In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[6]

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References
  1. http://www.ams.org/notices/199708/bios.pdf
  2. http://www.imo-official.org/participant_r.aspx?id=9939
  3. "Michal Misiurewicz". www.math.iupui.edu. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  4. www.stolaf.edu https://www.stolaf.edu/analysis/DENTON00/misiurewicz.html. Retrieved 2020-10-26. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Michal Misiurewicz: People: People Directory: School of Science: IUPUI". School of Science. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  6. List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2013-02-04.
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