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David M.R. Jackson is a Professor in the Department of Combinatorics & Optimization at the University of Waterloo, within the Faculty of Mathematics. He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge (1970) and has been affiliated with Waterloo since 1972. His research focuses on algebraic and enumerative combinatorics, with applications to algebraic geometry and quantum field theory. Jackson has co-founded the Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics and served as its managing editor. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a Member of the Academy of Mathematical and Physical Sciences.
Education: PhD in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge (1970).
Research Interests: Algebraic combinatorics, enumerative combinatorics, applications to algebraic geometry, quantum field theory, and map enumeration. Current projects include integrable hierarchies, Hurwitz problems, and the b-conjecture related to Jack symmetric functions.
Students: Advised over 20 graduate students, including notable works on factorizations in symmetric groups, map enumeration, and combinatorial constructions.
Publications: Over 100 papers on topics like matrix integrals, random matrices, and combinatorial enumeration. His work on Combinatorial Enumeration (with I.P. Goulden) is a key textbook.
Awards: Recognitions include Fellowships from the Royal Society of Canada and contributions to mathematical literature via the Oxford English Dictionary Project.
