Douglas S. Bridges

Curriculum Vitae:

Born and raised in Edinburgh (Scotland).

Education:

• George Watson's College, Edinburgh (1951-63)
• University of Edinburgh (B. Sc. in Mathematics, First Class Hons, 1967)
• University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (M. Sc., 1969)
• University of Edinburgh (Dip. Ed., 1969)
• University of Oxford (D.Phil., 1975)

Positions:

• Mathematics Master, Clifton College, Bristol (1969-71)
• Lecturer (1975-79), Senior Lecturer (1979-82), Professor (1982-89) of Mathematics, University of Buckingham
• Professor of Mathematics, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand (1989-98); Chairman of Department of Mathematics & Statistics (1989-95)
• Professor of Pure Mathematics, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand (1999-2015); Head of Department (1999-2015)
• Professor Emeritus (2015-)

Main Research Interests:

• Constructive foundations of:
  • analysis: in particular, functional analysis (including Banach algebras and operator algebras), measure theory, operator theory,approximation theory, real and complex analysis;
  • topology: the axiomatic theory of apartness between sets.
• Mathematical economics: the numerical representation of preference relations; demand functions; equilibrium theory; constructive methods.
• Computability and abstract complexity theory.
• Quantum logic and operator-theoretic foundations of physics