CURRICULUM VITA OF GELU POPESCU July 2007 ACADEMIC TRAINING

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1 CURRICULUM VITA OF GELU POPESCU July 2007 ACADEMIC TRAINING : University of Timisoara, Romania, B.S., August : University of Bucharest, Romania, M.S., August : Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, Ph.D. in Mathematics, August PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND : Junior Researcher, Institute of Mathematics of the Romanian Academy, Romania : Teaching Assistant, Texas A&M University, TX : Lecturer, U.T. San Antonio, TX : Assistant Professor, U.T. San Antonio, TX : Associate Professor, U.T. San Antonio, TX Pres: Professor, U.T. San Antonio, TX. REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS 1. G. Popescu, Isometric dilations of P-commuting contractions, Revue Roumaine de Mathematiques Pures et Appliquees 31 (1986), G. Popescu, On quasi-similarity of contractions with finite defect indices, Integral Equations and Operator Theory 11 (1988), G. Popescu, Models for infinite sequences of noncommuting operators, Acta Scientiarum Mathematicarum 53 (1989), G. Popescu, Isometric dilations for infinite sequences of noncommuting operators, Transactions of the American Mathematical Society 316 (1989), G. Popescu, Characteristic functions for infinite sequences of noncommuting operators, Journal of Operator Theory 22 (1989),

2 2 6. G. Popescu, Multi-analytic operators and some factorization theorems, Indiana University Mathematics Journal 38 (1989), G. Popescu, Von Neumann inequality for (B(H) n ) 1, Mathematica Scandinavica 68 (1991), G. Popescu, On similarity of operators to isometries, Michigan Mathematical Journal 39 (1992), G. Popescu, On intertwining dilations for sequences of noncommuting operators, Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications 167 (1992), G. Popescu, Noncommutative dilation theory on Fock spaces, Ph.D.Thesis, Texas A&M University, G. Popescu, Multi analytic operators on Fock spaces, Mathematische Annalen 303 (1995), A. Arias, G. Popescu, Factorization and reflexivity on Fock spaces, Integral Equations and Operator Theory 23 (1995), G. Popescu, Functional calculus for noncommuting operators, Michigan Mathematical Journal 42 (1995), G. Popescu, Non-commutative disc algebras and their representations, Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society 124 (1996), G. Popescu, Positive-definite functions on free semigroups, Canadian Journal of Mathematics 48 (1996), G. Popescu, Noncommutative Wold decompositions for semigroups of isometries, Indiana University Mathematics Journal 47 (1998), K.R. Davidson and G. Popescu, Noncommutative disc algebras for semigroups, Canadian Journal of Mathematics 50 (1998), G. Popescu, Noncommutative joint dilations and free product operator algebras, Pacific Journal of Mathematics 186 (1998), G. Popescu, Interpolation problems in several variables, Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications 227 (1998), G. Popescu, Universal operator algebras associated to contractive sequences of noncommuting operators, Journal of the London Mathematical Society 58 (1998), G. Popescu, Poisson transforms on some C -algebras generated by isometries, Journal of Functional Analysis 161 (1999),

3 22. G. Popescu, A generalization of Beurling s theorem and a class of reflexive algebras, Journal of Operator Theory 41 (1999), G. Popescu, Positive definite kernels on free product semigroups and universal algebras, Mathematica Scandinavica 84 (1999), A. Arias and G. Popescu, Noncommutative interpolation and Poisson transforms II, Houston Mathematical Journal 25 (1999), G. Popescu, Structure and entropy for Toeplitz kernels, Comptes Rendus de l Académie des Sciences, Paris, Series I: Mathematics 329 (1999), A. Arias and G. Popescu, Noncommutative interpolation and Poisson transforms, Israel Journal of Mathematics 115 (2000), G. Popescu, A lifting theorem for symmetric commutants, Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society 129 (2001), G. Popescu, Structure and entropy for positive-definite Toeplitz kernels on free semigroups, Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications 254 (2001), G. Popescu, Commutant lifting, tensor algebras, and functional calculus, Proceedings of the Edinburg Mathematical Society 44 (2001), G. Popescu, Spectral commutant lifting in several variables, Transactions of the American Mathematical Society 353 (2001), G. Popescu, Curvature invariant for Hilbert modules over free semigroup algebras, Advances in Mathematics 158 (2001), G. Popescu, Central intertwining lifting, suboptimization, and interpolation in several variables, Journal of Functional Analysis 189 (2002), V. I. Paulsen, G. Popescu, and D.Singh, On Bohr s inequality, Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society 85 (2002), G. Popescu, Meromorphic interpolation in several variables, Linear Algebra and its Applications 357 (2002), A. Gheondea, G. Popescu, Bounded characteristic functions and models for noncontractive sequences of operators, Integral Equations and Operator Theory 45 (2003), A. Gheondea, G. Popescu, Joint similarity and dilations for noncontractive sequences of operators, Journal of Functional Analysis 197 (2003), G. Popescu, Similarity and ergodic theory for linear maps, Journal fur die Reine und Angewandte Mathematik 561 (2003), G. Popescu, Multivariable Nehari problem and interpolation, Journal of Functional Analysis 200 (2003), G. Popescu, Multivariable moment problems, Positivity 8 (2004),

4 4 40. G. Popescu, Operator theory on noncommutative varieties, Indiana University Mathematics Journal 56 (2006), G. Popescu, Commutator lifting inequalities and interpolation, Pacific Journal of Mathematics 225 (2006), G. Popescu, Characteristic functions and joint invariant subspaces, Journal of Functional Analysis 236 (2006) 236 (2006), G. Popescu, Free holomorphic functions on the unit ball of B(H) n, Journal of Functional Analysis 241 (2006), G. Popescu, Operator theory on noncommutative varieties II, Proceedings of of the American Mathematical Society 135 (2007), G. Popescu, Multivariable Bohr inequalities, Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, in press (2007), (35 pages). 46. G. Popescu, von Neumann inequality on noncommutative domains, to appear in T. Constantinescu memorial volume (2007), (17 pages). 47. G. Popescu, Noncommutative Berezin transforms and multivariable operator model theory, Journal of Functional Analysis, in press (2007), (55 pages). 48. G. Popescu, Noncommutative transforms and free pluriharmonic functions, Advances in Mathematics, submitted for publication, (60 pages). BOOKS 1. G. Popescu, Entropy and multivariable interpolation, Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society 868 (2006), (83 pages). 2. G. Popescu, Unitary invariants in multivariable operator theory, Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society, to appear (2007), (100 pages). 3. G. Popescu, Operator theory on noncommutative domains, Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society, submitted for publication, (125 pages). BOOK IN PREPARATION Multivariable Noncommutative Operator Theory Chapters written: (1) Noncommutative dilation theory (2) Universal algebras associated with row contractions (3) Multi-analytic operators on Fock spaces (4) Characteristic functions and functional models

5 5 PAPER PRESENTATIONS - Conference Talks 1984 The 8 th International Conference on Operator Theory, Timisoara, Romania The 9 th International Conference on Operator Theory, Timisoara, Romania The 10 th International Conference on Operator Theory, Bucharest, Romania The 11 th International Conference on Operator Theory, Bucharest, Romania The 12 th International Conference on Operator Theory, Timisoara, Romania The 13 th International Conference on Operator Theory, Craiova, Romania The 14 th International Conference on Operator Theory, Predeal, Romania American Mathematical Society, Annual Meeting, San Antonio, 1993 Great Plains Operator Theory Symposium, Boulder, Colorado American Mathematical Society, Regional Meeting, College Station, Texas (invited 1994 Great Plains Operator Theory Symposium, Lincoln, Nebraska Texas A&M and U. T. Joint Functional Analysis Seminar, College Station, 1995 Great Plains Operator Theory Symposium, Cincinatti, Ohio Texas A&M and U. T. Joint Functional Analysis Seminar, College Station, 1996 American Mathematical Society, Regional Meeting, Iowa City, Iowa (invited 1996 The 16 th International Conference on Operator Theory, Timisoara, Romania Canadian Operator Algebra Conference and Great Plains Operator Theory Symposium, Kingston, Canada American Mathematical Society, Annual Meeting, San Diego, California (invited 1997 Operator Spaces Conference and U.T. Joint Functional Analysis Seminar, College Station, Texas (invited 1998 American Mathematical Society, Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland (invited 1998 North Carolina Miniconference on Operator Theory & Operator Algebras, East Carolina University (invited 1998 Great Plains Operator Theory Symposium, Manhattan, Kansas.

6 Texas A&M and U.T. Joint Functional Analysis Seminar, College Station, 1998 The 17 th International Conference on Operator Theory, Timisoara, Romania American Mathematical Society, Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas (invited 1999 American Mathematical Society, Regional Meeting, Urbana, Illinois (invited 1999 Great Plains Operator Theory Symposium, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Texas A&M and U. T. Joint Functional Analysis Seminar, College Station, 2000 Semester in Free probability and operator spaces, Institute Henri Poincaré, Paris, France (invited 2000 Great Plains Operator Theory Symposium, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico The 18 th International Conference on Operator Theory, Timisoara, Romania Texas A&M and U. T. Joint Functional Analysis Seminar, College Station, 2002 Great Plains Operator Theory Symposium, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina The 19 th International Conference on Operator Theory, Timisoara, Romania (main 2002 International Workshop on Operator Theory and its Applications, Blacksburg, Virginia (invited 2003 Great Plains Operator Theory Symposium, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign (invited 2003 Operator Spaces and Applications, Marseille, France (invited 2004 Great Plains Operator Theory Symposium, Texas A&M University (main 2004 The 20 th International Conference on Operator Theory, Timisoara, Romania Great Plains Operator Theory Symposium, University of Central Florida Invariant and hyperinvariant subspaces, Texas A&M University (invited 2005 Wabash Miniconference, Indianapolis (invited

7 2006 The 21 st International Conference on Operator Theory, Timisoara, Romania (main 2006 Great Plains Operator Theory Symposium, University of Iowa American Mathematical Society Meeting, University of Utah, (invited 2007 Great Plains Operator Theory Symposium, University of Nebraska (featured 2007 Operator Spaces, noncommutative L p spaces and Applications, Marseille, France (invited 7 SEMINARS University of Timisoara, University of Bucharest, Institute of Mathematics of the Romanian Academy, Romania, Texas A&M University, U.T. San Antonio, University of Houston, University of Waterloo, East Carolina University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, University of Puerto Rico, Purdue University. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Conferences Organized: 1994: Informal Regional Functional Analysis Seminar, U.T. San Antonio (coorganizer). Referee/Reviewer for: Comptes Rendus de l Academie des Sciences, Paris Mathematiche Annalen Journal of Functional Analysis Journal fur die Reine und Angewandte Mathematik Journal of the London Mathematical Society Transactions of the American Mathematical Society Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society Journal of Operator Theory Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications Pacific Journal of Mathematics Indiana University Mathematics Journal Integral Equations and Operator Theory Operator Theory: Advances and Applications Revue Roumaine de Mathematiques Pures et Appliquees Acta Scientarum Mathematicarum

8 8 Positivity Houston Math. Journal Linear Algebra and Applications International Journal of Mathematics Rocky Mountain Journal of Mathematics National Science Foundation Binational Science Foundation TEACHING EXPERIENCE Graduate courses taught:. Functional Analysis, Complex Analysis, Theory of Functions of a Real Variable, Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory. Undergraduate courses taught:. College Algebra, Precalculus, Calculus I, Calculus II, Calculus III, Linear Algebra, Foundation of Mathematics, Foundations of Analysis, Real Analysis I, Real Analysis II, Complex Variables. HONORS AND AWARDS 1979: Second Prize of the National Olympiad of Mathematics, Romania. 1980: First Prize of the National Olympiad of Mathematics, Romania. 1980: Honour Diploma - Balkan Olympiad of Mathematics, Ankara, Turkey. 1989: Simion Stoilow, First Prize of the Romanian Academy of Sciences, Romania. 2000: Faculty Development Leave for Spring : President s Distinguished Achivement Award for Research Excellence, University of Texas at San Antonio 2005: Faculty Development Leave for Spring FUNDED GRANTS 1994: National Science Foundation, Department of Modern Analysis, Grant (Young Investigator Award; Principal Investigators: W.B. Johnson, D.R. Larson, G. Pisier and J. Zinn). 1995: National Science Foundation, Department of Modern Analysis, Grant (Young Investigator Award; Principal Investigators: W.B. Johnson, D.R. Larson, G. Pisier and J. Zinn) : National Science Foundation, Department of Modern Analysis, Grant , Noncommutative Harmonic Analysis and Operator Algebras (Principal Investigator Gelu Popescu).

9 : National Research Council, Collaboration in Basic Science and Engineering (COBASE) Grant: Dilation Theory on Fock spaces with indefinite metric and non-analytic interpolation (Principal Investigator Gelu Popescu) : National Science Foundation, Department of Modern Analysis, Noncommutative Harmonic Analysis, Operator Algebras, and Interpolation (Principal Investigator Gelu Popescu) : National Science Foundation, Department of Modern Analysis, Topics in Multivariable Operator Theory and Interpolation (Principal Investigator Gelu Popescu) : National Science Foundation, Department of Modern Analysis, Multivariable Operator Theory on Noncommutative domains (Principal Investigator Gelu Popescu, recommended. 9