Andrew J. Dean

Andrew J. Dean
Professor
 
Contact Information
Office:        Ryan Building 2009
Hours:        Fridays 12:30 pm 2:30 pm or by appointment
Phone:       (807) 343-8689
Email:        ajdean AT lakeheadu DOT ca
 
Teaching (2012-2013)
Math 3012 FA & FB     Vector Analysis
Math 1272 WA             Logic, Set Theory and Proofs
Math  3113 WA            Partial Differential Equations II
Math  3133 WA            Methods of Mathematical Physics II
 
Education
Ph.D. Mathematics,     University of Toronto 1999
M.Sc. Mathematics,     University of Toronto 1995
H.B.Sc. Mathematics,  Lakehead University 1994
 
Work Experience
2009 - Present            Professor of Mathematical Sciences, Lakejead University.
2007 - Present            Adjunct Professor of Mathematics, University of New Brunswick
2004 - Present            Associate Professor of Mathematics, Lakehead University
1999 - 2004                Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Lakehead University
May - August 1999      Lecturer, University of Toronto
 
Research Interests

Andrew J. Dean's research deals with C*-dynamical systems, in
particular, constructing invariants to classify categories of them.
He is also interested in graph C* algebras and real structures on C* algebras.
 
Selected Publications
  • Dean, Andrew James, and Ho, Toan.  Classification of certain inductive limit type actions on approximate interval algebras, to appear. 
  • A. J. Dean, Classification of certain inductive limit type actions of R on C* -algebras, J. Operator Theory, Vol 61 (2), 2009, pp 439-457. 
  • Dean, Andrew James, Inductive limits of inner actions on approximate interval algebras generated by elements with finite spectrum, Ramanujan Math. Soc. Vol 25(4), 2009, pp 323-339 
  •  Dean, Andrew James, A classification theorem for certain actions of SL(2, R) on C*- algebras, C. R. Math Rep. Acad. Sci. Canada Vol 27(1), 2005, pp. 25-32.
  • Dean, Andrew James, On inductive limit type actions of the Euclidean motion group on stable UHF algebras, to appear in The Canadian Mathematical Bulletin (accepted September 2004).
  • Dean, Andrew James, Classification of AF Flows, Canad. Math. Bull. Vol. 46 (2), 2003 pp. 164-177.
  • Dean, Andrew James, A continuous field of projectionless C* -algebras, Canadian Journal of Mathematics 53(2001), 51- 72.
  • Dean, Andrew James, An invariant for actions of R on UHF C*-algebras, C. R. Math Rep. Acad. Sci. Canada Vol. 23 (3), 2001 pp. 91-96.