Stephen Anco

Stephen Anco is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Brock University's Faculty of Mathematics and Science. His research focuses on nonlinear differential equations, symmetry analysis, integrability, solitons, and mathematical physics. He received his BSc from Caltech and MS/PhD from the University of Chicago.

Anco's research interests include nonlinear wave equations, geometric curve flows, conservation laws, and integrable systems. His work connects mathematical physics with applications in fluid dynamics, magnetohydrodynamics, and gauge field theories.

His publications demonstrate strong themes in soliton dynamics, conservation law derivation, and symmetry methods for PDEs. Recent work explores peakon equations, fluid invariants, and geometric integrable systems.

• Distinguished Research Award, Faculty of Mathematics & Science (2015)

Anco has supervised over 25 graduate students (PhD and MSc) in mathematics and theoretical physics, with research spanning soliton interactions, conservation laws, and geometric flows. He maintains international collaborations and has co-authored influential textbooks on symmetry methods for differential equations.