Stanley Osher

Stanley Osher is a Professor of Mathematics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles. He serves as Director of Special Projects at the Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM). His research spans numerical analysis, partial differential equations, and their applications in image processing, scientific computing, and computational mechanics.

Education

• Ph.D., New York University (1966)
• M.S., New York University (1964)
• B.S., Brooklyn College (1962)

Research Interests

Osher's work focuses on level set methods for moving fronts, approximations of hyperbolic conservation laws and Hamilton-Jacobi equations, total variation-based image processing techniques, and scientific computing. His innovations address challenges in simulating continuous phenomena on discrete grids, impacting fields like computer vision, fluid dynamics, and biomedical imaging.

Scientific Awards & Honors

• National Academy of Engineering (2005)
• Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize (2014)
• William Benter Prize (2016)
• SIAM Kleinman Prize
• ICIAM Pioneer Prize (2003)
• AMS Fellow (2011)
• USACM Computational and Applied Sciences Award
• Highly Cited Researcher (2014)
• NASA Public Service Group Achievement Award
• Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2009)

Osher's work has been recognized through honorary degrees, fellowships, and dedicated conferences such as Osher Fest in 2002. His algorithms, including the Rudin-Osher-Fatemi model and level set method, have had transformative applications in astrophysics, computer graphics, and manufacturing.