Math is a universal language. While not a spoken language, it brings together people from all over the world. BJ Kahng, PhD, director of the mathematics program at Canisius, demonstrates this international aspect. He has been awarded the Senior Simons Professorship by the Stefan Banach International Mathematics Center at the Institute of Mathematics of the Polish Academy of Sciences. This position will allow Kahng to give a 6-hour mini lecture course on C*-Algebras of Classical and Quantum Groupiods during the Simons Semester (Operator Algebras That One Can See) to be held at the institute in Warsaw, Poland from July 13 – August 13, 2023.
In quantum mechanics, a physical observable (position, momentum, energy, etc.) are calculated by applying certain mathematical functions called operators to the wave function that describes the system. A C*-algebra is an important tool to understand how these operators behave.
Congratulations to Dr. Kahng for this prestigious professorship.
Submitted by: Michael Wood, PhD, chair, Department of Quantitative Sciences
