Miron Bekker

Dr. Miron Bekker is an Associate Professor in the Mathematics Department at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, within the Natural Sciences Division. He holds a PhD (1992) in Mathematics from the Institute of Mathematics of the National Academy of Sciences, Ukraine, and an MS (1977) in Heat Physics from Odessa Technological Institute. His primary roles include teaching courses such as Introduction to Topology, Calculus 3 (both 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM sections), and conducting research in functional analysis and operator theory.

Research Interests: Dr. Bekker’s work focuses on operator theory, spectral analysis, and complex analysis, with a particular emphasis on Hardy and Bergman spaces, cyclic vectors, and self-adjoint extensions. His recent publications explore topics like the Cesaro operator, Volterra operators, and global attractors in dynamical systems. His research often intersects with mathematical physics and functional equations.

Publications Trends: His recent articles (2021–2025) highlight advancements in operator extensions, extremal problems in function spaces, and localized spectral analysis. A common theme involves applying operator-theoretic methods to resolve questions in complex analysis and dynamical systems. Earlier works (2014–2019) delve into q-difference operators, thermodynamic models in composite materials, and nonlinear systems.

Additional Contributions: Dr. Bekker maintains an active academic presence through course syllabi and a personal website showcasing his photography hobby, including landscapes from Masada, the Negev Desert, Pittsburgh, and Lake of the Woods. His teaching responsibilities reflect a commitment to foundational mathematics education.