Devaney received a B.A. from Holy Cross College, an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. He is the author of more than 70 research papers and author or editor of 10 books on various aspects of dynamical systems theory. These include An Introduction to Chaotic Dynamical Systems; A First Course in Chaotic Dynamical Systems, Chaos, Fractals, and Dynamics: Computer Experiments in Modern Mathematics and the series of four books collectively called A Tool Kit of Dynamics Activities. Devaney has been director of the National Science Foundation's Dynamical Systems and Technology Project since 1989, and is the director of LERNet, the Learning Resource Network at Boston University. He has also produced the Mandelbrot Set Explorer, an on-line, interactive series of explorations designed to teach students at all levels about the mathematics behind the interesting images known as the Mandelbrot and Julia sets. With funding from the National Science Foundation, he has produced a dozen short films that depict the transition to chaos in dynamical systems.
"The conference has been an enormous success and has continued to grow over the eight years since its inception. The department of mathematics at Hamilton is proud to be hosting the conference this year," said Associate Professor of Mathematics Rob Kantrowitz, one of the organizers.
