Ian F. Putnam
Appearance
Ian F. Putnam | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Awards | Israel Halperin Prize (1990) Aisenstadt Prize (1993) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Dynamical systems theory |
| Institutions | University of Victoria |
| Thesis | The C*-algebras Associated with Denjoy Homeomorphisms (1985) |
| Marc Rieffel | |
| Website | web |
Ian Fraser Putnam is a mathematician whose research focus on the intersection between dynamical systems and algebra, including C*-algebras and K-theory. He is a professor at the University of Victoria.[1][2]
Education
[edit]He obtained his PhD at the University of California, Berkeley in 1985, with Marc Aristide Rieffel as advisor (thesis The C*-algebras Associated with Denjoy Homeomorphisms).[3]
Honours
[edit]- Israel Halperin Prize in 1990.[4]
- Aisenstadt Prize in 1993.[5]
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.[6]
- Fellow of the American Mathematical Society since 2013 (inaugural class).[7]
Selected publications
[edit]- GIORDANO, Thierry; PUTNAM, Ian F.; SKAU, Christian F. "Topological orbit equivalence and C*-crossed products". 1995.
- ANDERSON, Jared E.; PUTNAM, Ian F. "Topological invariants for substitution tilings and their associated-algebras". Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems, v. 18, n. 3, p. 509–537, 1998.
- HERMAN, Richard H.; PUTNAM, Ian F.; SKAU, Christian F. "Ordered Bratteli diagrams, dimension groups and topological dynamics". International Journal of Mathematics, v. 3, n. 06, p. 827–864, 1992.
- Putnam, Ian F. (2018). Cantor Minimal Systems. American Mathematical Soc. ISBN 978-1-4704-4115-9.
References
[edit]- ^ "Ian Putnam". UVic.ca. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
- ^ "Ian Putnam: Research". UVic.ca. 2011-12-29. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
- ^ Ian F. Putnam at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ "The Israel Halperin Prize". Mathematics. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
- ^ "André Aisenstadt Prize". Site officiel du Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM). 2025-10-14. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
- ^ "Find Members". The Royal Society of Canada. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
- ^ AMS website, "List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society" (Wayback Machine archived version)