Michael Weinstein CV

Michael Weinstein

Professor of Applied Mathematics; Professor of Mathematics

Michael I. Weinstein works on the mathematical modeling, analysis, and applications of wave phenomena across many areas of physical science.

A recent focus has been on PDE (Partial Differential Equations) models which describe optical and quantum waves in novel media such as topological insulators and metamaterials. Such physical media have applications to technologies which could potentially revolutionize robust information transfer in computing and communication systems.

Weinstein received a BSc in Mathematics from Union College, summa cum laude, in 1977 and a PhD in Mathematics from the Courant Institute at NYU in 1982. He is a Professor of Applied Mathematics in the Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics and a Professor of Mathematics in the Department of Mathematics at Columbia University. Weinstein is a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) and a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). In 2015, he received a Math + X Investigator Award from the Simons Foundation.

Research Areas

  • Computational Science and Engineering
  • Control Theory
  • Real and Complex Analysis
  • Harmonic Analysis
  • Approximation Theory
  • Functional Analysis and Operator Theory
  • Geometry and Topology
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Geometric Analysis
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Novel Wave Phenomena in Heterogeneous, Nonlinear, and Random Media

Additional information

  • Professional Experience
    • Professor of Mathematics, Columbia University, 2014-present
    • Professor of Applied Mathematics, SEAS, Columbia University 2004-present,
    • MTS-Fundamental Mathematics Research Department, Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, 1998-2004
    • Professor of Mathematics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1993-2000
    • Associate Professor of Mathematics (tenured) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1988-1993
    • Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Princeton University, 1984-1988
    • NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University, 1982-1984
  • Honors & Awards
    • Simons Foundation Math + X Investigator Award, 2015-2020
    • Fellow of the AMS, 2014
    • SIAM Fellow, 2010