Bio

David Dobbs is a native of Canada and a citizen of the USA. He holds a Ph. D. from Cornell University and holds the title of Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He has an extensive record of teaching and direction of research at all university levels. He has extensive experience in service activities at the departmental, college and university -wide levels. He is the Editor-in-Chief of a journal on mathematics education and also serves on the editorial board of another research journal in the mathematical sciences. He is probably the most prolific living American ring-theorist, having published 8 books and more than 420 research papers.