Dr. Robert van den Hoogen
Professor and W. F. James Research Chair in the Pure and Applied Sciences
Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
Saint Francis Xavier University
Short Biography
I grew up on a large dairy farm in Mabou: a small picturesque village on the west coast of Cape Breton Island. Mabou is home to a number of notable artists and musicians. Located, just outside of Mabou is the first single malt whiskey distillery in North America, see the website of the Glenora Distillery for more details.
After finishing Highschool in Mabou I proceeded to Saint Mary's University for my undergraduate degree, and then on to Dalhousie University where I graduated with a Ph.D. in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics in 1995. From September of 1995 to August of 2009, I was a professor of mathematics in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at St. F.X.. From August 2009 to July 2015, I was the Dean of Science at St. F.X.. Since September 2016, I am back in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at St. F.X. doing research, teaching and other duties.
Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
St. Francis Xavier University
P. O. Box 5000, Antigonish, N. S. B2G 2W5
Home Page people.stfx.ca/rvandenh
Email: rvandenh@stfx.ca
Phone: (902) 867-3888