Daniel Offin

Dr. Daniel Offin is an Associate Professor at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Queen's University, within the Faculty of Arts and Science. He holds a Ph.D. in Hamiltonian Dynamical Systems (University of Calgary), an M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Mathematics (University of British Columbia). His research focuses on stability and instability in conservative dynamical systems, combining variational methods with symplectic geometry to study periodic solutions in Hamiltonian systems. Notable applications include analysis of the three-body problem and parametric resonance in time-dependent systems.

Education:

• Ph.D. (1984): University of Calgary
• M.Sc. (1978): University of British Columbia
• B.Sc. (1975): University of British Columbia

Research interests emphasize dynamical systems, celestial mechanics, and global variational methods. His work addresses challenges in analyzing non-integrable systems and explores Lagrangian submanifolds. Teaching includes courses such as Vector Analysis (Math 227), Multivariable Calculus (Math 280), and Differential Equations (Math 427/827).