Brief Curriculum Vitae

Rodolfo H. Torres
April 2019

Department of Mathematics

Email:torres@ku.edu
The University of Kansas (KU)

EDUCATION
1989 Ph.D. in Mathematics, Washington University, St. Louis, USA.
Advisor: Bj¨orn Jawerth (deceased)
Research Area: Harmonic Analysis
1988 M.A. in Mathematics, Washington University, St. Louis, USA.
1984 Licenciatura in Mathematics, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina

POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING
1992 – 1996 Assistant Professor (non-tenure track), University of Michigan
1990 – 1992 Visiting Member, Courant Institute, New York University
1989 – 1990 Visiting Assistant Professor, Washington University

CURRENT ACADEMIC POSITION
2016 – present University Distinguished Professor, KU

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2019 – 2020 President Elect, University Senate, KU
2018 (5 months) Interim Vice Chancellor for Research, KU
2018 (5 months) President, Kansas University Center for Research, Inc.
2018 (5 months) Vice President, Kansas University Center for Technology Commercialization
2012 – 2018 Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, KU
2012 – 2018 Vice President, Kansas University Center for Research, Inc.
2011 – 2012 President of the Faculty Senate, KU
2010 – 2011 President Elect, Faculty Senate, KU
2005 – 2009 Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Mathematics, KU
2003 – 2016 Professor, Department of Mathematics, KU
1998 – 2003 Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, KU
1996 – 1998 Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, KU

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL
• American Mathematical Society (AMS), Providence, Rhode Island
– Member of the Fellows Selection Committee, 2019 – 2022
• Human Resources Advisory Committee, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI), Berkeley,California
– Co-chair, 2019 – 2021
– Member, 2016 – 2019
• Institute for Research on Innovation & Science (IRIS), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan –Member of the Board of Directors, 2018 – 2021
• Higher Learning Commission (colleges and universities accreditation organization), Chicago, Illinois – Peer Corps Reviewer, 2015 – present

OTHER AFFILIATIONS WITHIN KU
• Member of the Advisory Board, Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (NIH-funded), University of Kansas, 2019 – present
• Affiliated Faculty, Institute for Policy and Social Research, University of Kansas, 2015-present
• Affiliated Graduate Program Faculty, Center for Computational Biology, University of Kansas, 2009 –
present
• Faculty Mentor, Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (NIH-funded), University of Kansas, 2009 –2011

EDITORIAL WORK
• Editor of the Journal of Fourier Analysis and Applications, 2013-present
• Division Editor of the Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, 2011 – present
• Associate Editor of the Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, 2000 – 2011
• Editor of the Journal of Function Spaces and Applications, 2011 – present

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• American Mathematical Society
• Association for Women in Mathematics
• Mathematical Association of America
• Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
• Uni´on Matem´atica Argentina

HONORS AND AWARDS
• Congressional Briefing Invited Speaker, AMS and MSRI, 2018
• Featured in Lathisms Calendar, Latin@s and Hispanics in Mathematical Sciences, 2017
• Morrison Foundation Teaching Award, University of Kansas, 2017
• G. Bailey Price Teaching of Graduate Mathematics Award, University of Kansas, 2017 • Fellow of the American Mathematical Society, 2013 (Inaugural Class of Fellows)
• G. Bailey Price Teaching of Graduate Mathematics Award, University of Kansas, 2009
• Kemper Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Kansas, 2003
• Outstanding Graduate and Professional Mentor Award, University of Kansas, 2002
• Graduate Teaching Award, Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Kansas, 2001
• G. Bailey Price Teaching of Graduate Mathematics Award, University of Kansas, 2000
• Quest for the Best Award, Astute Center, University of Kansas, 1997

EXTERNAL FUNDING
• Funded by the National Science Foundation for more than 25 years with grants from the Division of
Mathematical Science, the Office of International Science and Engineering, the Division of Biological
Infrastructure, and the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Science Office of Multidisciplinary Activities

INVITED LECTURES, TALKS, WORKSHOPS, COLLOQUIA, AND SEMINARS GIVEN
• More than 150

PUBLICATIONS
• More than 70

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS AND STUDENTS SUPERVISED
• 3 postdocs
• 8 PhD students (2 current)
• 4 MA students

• 10 REU students