Satyan L. Devadoss

Satyan Linus Devadoss is the Fletcher Jones Professor of Applied Mathematics and Professor of Computer Science at the University of San Diego. Before landing in the west coast, he was a professor of mathematics at Williams College for nearly 15 years, along with holding visiting positions at Stanford, Ohio State, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, Harvey Mudd, Université Nice, and University of California, Berkeley.

An inaugural Fellow of the American Mathematical Society, and recipient of two national teaching awards from the Mathematical Association of America, he has a deep passion to make timeless mathematics timely: from building a 2-ton sculpture for Burning Man, to analyzing the genetics of beer, to painting the cartography of unsolved mathematics. His works and thoughts have appeared in venues such as NPR, the Times of London, the Washington Post, and Forbes, with support over the years from the National Science Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, the John Templeton Foundation, and the Department of Defense.