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'''David Paul Dobkin''' is the [[Dean (education)|Dean of the Faculty]] and Phillip Y. Goldman '86 Professor of [[Computer Science]] at [[Princeton University]].<ref>[http://www.princeton.edu/dof/about_us/ Office of the Dean of the Faculty], Princeton Univ.</ref>
'''David Paul Dobkin''' is the [[Dean (education)|Dean of the Faculty]] and Phillip Y. Goldman '86 Professor of [[Computer Science]] at [[Princeton University]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.princeton.edu/dof/about_us/ |title=Office of the Dean of the Faculty|publisher= Princeton Univ|ref=harv}}</ref>


Dobkin was born February 29, 1948, in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]. After receiving a B.S. from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] in 1970, he moved to [[Harvard University]] for his graduate studies, receiving a Ph.D. in [[applied mathematics]] in 1973 under the supervision of [[Roger W. Brockett]].
Dobkin was born February 29, 1948, in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]. After receiving a B.S. from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] in 1970, he moved to [[Harvard University]] for his graduate studies, receiving a Ph.D. in [[applied mathematics]] in 1973 under the supervision of [[Roger W. Brockett]].


After teaching at [[Yale University]] and the [[University of Arizona]] he moved to Princeton in 1981.<ref>[http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~dpd/Bio.html Biography] from Dobkin's web site.</ref> Initially appointed to the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, he was one of the first professors of Computer Science at Princeton when that department was formed in 1985.<ref name="eqdf"/> In 1999, he became the first holder of the Goldman chair after its namesake donated two million dollars to the university.<ref>[http://www.princeton.edu/pr/news/99/q1/0114-goldman.htm Princeton's Computer Science Chair Appointed First Goldman Professor], Princeton University, January 14, 1999; [http://engineering.princeton.edu/eqnews/winter98-99/faculty1.html Three to hold endowed chairs], E-quad news, Princeton University, Winter 1998–1999.</ref> He was chair of the Computer Science Department at Princeton from 1994 to 2003, and in 2003 was appointed Dean of the Faculty.<ref name="eqdf">[http://engineering.princeton.edu/eqnews/summer03/feature2.html David Dobkin named dean of faculty], E-quad news, Princeton University, Summer 2003.; [http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2003/04/14/news/7926.shtml COS professor appointed new dean of the faculty], [[Daily Princetonian]], April 14, 2003.</ref> David Dobkin also chaired the governing board of [[The Geometry Center]], a NSF-established research and education center at the [[University of Minnesota]].<ref>[http://www.ams.org/mathmedia/archive/09-2002-media.html#geomcenter "Post-mortem on the Geometry Center" ''Math in the Media'' (AMS)]</ref>
After teaching at [[Yale University]] and the [[University of Arizona]] he moved to Princeton in 1981.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~dpd/Bio.html |title=Biography|note= from Dobkin's web site|ref=harv}}</ref> Initially appointed to the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, he was one of the first professors of Computer Science at Princeton when that department was formed in 1985.<ref name="eqdf"/> In 1999, he became the first holder of the Goldman chair after its namesake donated two million dollars to the university.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.princeton.edu/pr/news/99/q1/0114-goldman.htm |title=Princeton's Computer Science Chair Appointed First Goldman Professor|publisher= Princeton University|month= January 14|year= 1999|ref=harv}}{{cite web| url=http://engineering.princeton.edu/eqnews/winter98-99/faculty1.html |title=Three to hold endowed chairs|newspaper= E-quad news|publisher= Princeton University|month= Winter |year=1998–1999|ref=harv}}</ref> He was chair of the Computer Science Department at Princeton from 1994 to 2003, and in 2003 was appointed Dean of the Faculty.<ref name="eqdf">{{cite web|url= http://engineering.princeton.edu/eqnews/summer03/feature2.html |title=David Dobkin named dean of faculty|newspaper= E-quad news|publisher= Princeton University|month= Summer | year=2003|ref=harv}}{{cite web|url= http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2003/04/14/news/7926.shtml |title=COS professor appointed new dean of the faculty|newspaper= [[Daily Princetonian]]|month= April 14|year= 2003|rf=harv}}</ref> David Dobkin also chaired the governing board of [[The Geometry Center]], a NSF-established research and education center at the [[University of Minnesota]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ams.org/mathmedia/archive/09-2002-media.html#geomcenter |title=Post-mortem on the Geometry Center|publisher= ''Math in the Media'' (AMS)|ref=harv}}</ref>


His Ph.D. students have included [[Michael Ian Shamos]], [[Bernard Chazelle]], and [[Diane Souvaine]].<ref>{{mathgenealogy|name=David P. Dobkin|id=69526}}</ref>
His Ph.D. students have included [[Michael Ian Shamos]], [[Bernard Chazelle]], and [[Diane Souvaine]].<ref>{{mathgenealogy|name=David P. Dobkin|id=69526}}</ref>


Dobkin has been on the editorial boards of eight journals.<ref>[http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~dpd/Bio/ShortVita.html Short vita] from Dobkin's web site.</ref> His research has concerned [[computational geometry]] and [[computer graphics]], and in 1997 he was selected as a [[Fellow]] of the [[Association for Computing Machinery]] for his contributions to both fields.<ref>[http://fellows.acm.org/fellow_citation.cfm?id=1543941&srt=all ACM Fellow citation].</ref>
Dobkin has been on the editorial boards of eight journals.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~dpd/Bio/ShortVita.html |title=Short vita|quote= from Dobkin's web site|ref=harv}}</ref> His research has concerned [[computational geometry]] and [[computer graphics]], and in 1997 he was selected as a [[Fellow]] of the [[Association for Computing Machinery]] for his contributions to both fields.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fellows.acm.org/fellow_citation.cfm?id=1543941&srt=all |title=ACM Fellow citation|ref=harv}}</ref>


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Revision as of 01:28, 14 December 2012

David Paul Dobkin is the Dean of the Faculty and Phillip Y. Goldman '86 Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University.[1]

Dobkin was born February 29, 1948, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After receiving a B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1970, he moved to Harvard University for his graduate studies, receiving a Ph.D. in applied mathematics in 1973 under the supervision of Roger W. Brockett.

After teaching at Yale University and the University of Arizona he moved to Princeton in 1981.[2] Initially appointed to the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, he was one of the first professors of Computer Science at Princeton when that department was formed in 1985.[3] In 1999, he became the first holder of the Goldman chair after its namesake donated two million dollars to the university.[4] He was chair of the Computer Science Department at Princeton from 1994 to 2003, and in 2003 was appointed Dean of the Faculty.[3] David Dobkin also chaired the governing board of The Geometry Center, a NSF-established research and education center at the University of Minnesota.[5]

His Ph.D. students have included Michael Ian Shamos, Bernard Chazelle, and Diane Souvaine.[6]

Dobkin has been on the editorial boards of eight journals.[7] His research has concerned computational geometry and computer graphics, and in 1997 he was selected as a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery for his contributions to both fields.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Office of the Dean of the Faculty". Princeton Univ. {{cite web}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  2. ^ "Biography". {{cite web}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |note= ignored (help)
  3. ^ a b "David Dobkin named dean of faculty". E-quad news. Princeton University. 2003. {{cite web}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)"COS professor appointed new dean of the faculty". Daily Princetonian. 2003. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |rf= ignored (help)
  4. ^ "Princeton's Computer Science Chair Appointed First Goldman Professor". Princeton University. 1999. {{cite web}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)"Three to hold endowed chairs". E-quad news. Princeton University. 1998–1999. {{cite web}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  5. ^ "Post-mortem on the Geometry Center". Math in the Media (AMS). {{cite web}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ David P. Dobkin at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  7. ^ "Short vita". from Dobkin's web site {{cite web}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  8. ^ "ACM Fellow citation". {{cite web}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

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