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*William Jaco, [[J. Hyam Rubinstein]], & Stephan Tillman "Coverings and Minimal Triangulations of 3–Manifolds" <ref>{{cite web|last=Jaco, Rubinstein, Tillman|title=Coverings and Minimal Triangulations of 3-Manifolds|url=http://www.math.okstate.edu/~jaco/Documents/min-cover.pdf|accessdate=13 December 2011}}</ref>
*William Jaco, [[J. Hyam Rubinstein]], & Stephan Tillman "Coverings and Minimal Triangulations of 3–Manifolds" <ref>{{cite web|last=Jaco, Rubinstein, Tillman|title=Coverings and Minimal Triangulations of 3-Manifolds|url=http://www.math.okstate.edu/~jaco/Documents/min-cover.pdf|accessdate=13 December 2011}}</ref>
*William Jaco, [[J. Hyam Rubinstein]], & Stephan Tillman "Minimal triangulations for an infinite family of lens spaces" <ref>{{cite web|last=Jaco, Rubinstein, Tillman|title=Minimal Triangulations for an Infinite Family of Lens Spaces|url=http://www.math.okstate.edu/~jaco/Documents/minimaltriang-final.pdf|accessdate=13 December 2011}}</ref>
*William Jaco, [[J. Hyam Rubinstein]], & Stephan Tillman "Minimal triangulations for an infinite family of lens spaces" <ref>{{cite web|last=Jaco, Rubinstein, Tillman|title=Minimal Triangulations for an Infinite Family of Lens Spaces|url=http://www.math.okstate.edu/~jaco/Documents/minimaltriang-final.pdf|accessdate=13 December 2011}}</ref>
*William Jaco, [[J. Hyam Rubinstein]], & Eric Sedgwick "Finding planar surfaces in knot- and link-manifolds" <ref>{{cite web|last=Jaco, Rubinstein, Sedgwick|title=Finding planar surfaces in knot- and link-manifolds|url=http://www.math.okstate.edu/~jaco/Documents/Find_Planar-submit-edit.ps|accessdate=14 December 2011}}</ref>
*William Jaco & [[J. Hyam Rubinstein]] "Layered-triangulations of 3-manifolds" <ref>{{cite web|last=Jaco, Rubinstein|title=Layered-triangulations of 3-manifolds|url=http://www.math.okstate.edu/~jaco/Documents/layered-triangs-submit.ps|accessdate=14 December 2011}}</ref>
*William Jaco & [[J. Hyam Rubinstein]] "0-efficient triangulations of three-manifolds" <ref>{{cite web|last=Jaco, Hyam|title=0-efficient triangulations of three-manifolds|url=http://www.math.okstate.edu/~jaco/Documents/0-efficient-new.ps|accessdate=14 December 2011}}</ref>
*William Jaco & Eric Sedgwick "Decision problems in the space of Dehn fillings" <ref>{{cite web|last=Jaco, Sedgwick|title=Decision problems in the space of Dehn fillings|url=http://www.math.okstate.edu/~jaco/Documents/decision_dehn_e.ps|accessdate=14 December 2011}}</ref>
*William Jaco, [[J. Hyam Rubinstein]], & David Letscher "Algorithms for essential surfaces in 3-manifolds" <ref>{{cite web|last=Jaco, Letscher, Rubinstein|title=Algorithms for essential surfaces in 3-Manifolds|url=http://www.math.okstate.edu/~jaco/Documents/algorithms7.ps|accessdate=14 December 2011}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:48, 14 December 2011

William Jaco
File:DrwilliamjacoBusDec132011.jpg
Born (1940-07-14) July 14, 1940 (age 84)
Grafton, West Virginia, United States
Alma materB.A., Fairmont State College; M.A., Penn State; Ph.D (1968) University of Wisconsin-Madison
Known forJSJ decomposition
AwardsGrace B. Kerr Professor
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics, Topology, and Geometry
InstitutionsOklahoma State University


Dr. 'William "Bus" H. Jaco' (b. July 14, 1940 in Grafton, West Virginia) is an American Mathematician, who currently resides in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Jaco's contributions to mathematics have been many and varied. Best known among 3-manifold theorists for his major role in the Jaco-Shalen-Johannson decomposition JSJ decomposition theorem, he has also contributed across many other areas. With influential terms as Executive Officer of the American Mathematical Society, Head of Department at Oklahoma State University and extensive on-going service across local and national levels, he has played a significant role in the shape of the profession today. He also maintains an active research programme, focused on Triangulations, Normal Surfaces and Algorithms associated to these techniques. He currently researches and teaches at Oklahoma State University where he holds distinguished titles such as Regents Professor (2008)[1] and Grace B. Kerr Professor.

To commemorate Jaco's birthday and his outstanding career as a mathematician, Oklahoma State University held a Topology Conference called Jacofest in June of 2010[2] at which people from all over the world came to speak on the subject. This list includes professors from University of Southern California, Boston College, BYU, The University of Melbourne, University of Queensland, and many more[3] . In 2005, Jaco traveled to Peking University in Beijing, China to teach a summer course in Topology. The class met six hours a week and had 70 students, including a host professor, Wang Shicheng[4].

Education

Publications

  • William Jaco Lectures on Three-Manifold Topology ISBN 0-8218-1693-4
  • W. H. Jaco, P. B. Shalen Seifert Fibered Spaces in Three Manifolds: Memoirs Series No. 220 (Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society ; v. 21, no. 220) ISBN 0-8218-2220-9
  • William Jaco, J. Hyam Rubinstein, & Stephan Tillman "Z2 –Thurston Norm and Complexity of 3–Manifolds" [5]
  • William Jaco, J. Hyam Rubinstein, & Stephan Tillman "Coverings and Minimal Triangulations of 3–Manifolds" [6]
  • William Jaco, J. Hyam Rubinstein, & Stephan Tillman "Minimal triangulations for an infinite family of lens spaces" [7]
  • William Jaco, J. Hyam Rubinstein, & Eric Sedgwick "Finding planar surfaces in knot- and link-manifolds" [8]
  • William Jaco & J. Hyam Rubinstein "Layered-triangulations of 3-manifolds" [9]
  • William Jaco & J. Hyam Rubinstein "0-efficient triangulations of three-manifolds" [10]
  • William Jaco & Eric Sedgwick "Decision problems in the space of Dehn fillings" [11]
  • William Jaco, J. Hyam Rubinstein, & David Letscher "Algorithms for essential surfaces in 3-manifolds" [12]

References

  1. ^ Jaco, William. "Regent's Professor Status". Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  2. ^ Jaco, William. "Jaco's Birthday Conference". Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  3. ^ William, Jaco. "Jacofest". Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  4. ^ Jaco, William. "Peking University". Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  5. ^ Jaco, Rubinstein, Tillman. "Z2 - Thurston Norm and Complexity of 3-Manifolds" (PDF). Retrieved 13 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Jaco, Rubinstein, Tillman. "Coverings and Minimal Triangulations of 3-Manifolds" (PDF). Retrieved 13 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Jaco, Rubinstein, Tillman. "Minimal Triangulations for an Infinite Family of Lens Spaces" (PDF). Retrieved 13 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Jaco, Rubinstein, Sedgwick. "Finding planar surfaces in knot- and link-manifolds". Retrieved 14 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Jaco, Rubinstein. "Layered-triangulations of 3-manifolds". Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  10. ^ Jaco, Hyam. "0-efficient triangulations of three-manifolds". Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  11. ^ Jaco, Sedgwick. "Decision problems in the space of Dehn fillings". Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  12. ^ Jaco, Letscher, Rubinstein. "Algorithms for essential surfaces in 3-Manifolds". Retrieved 14 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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