John Benedetto
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"John Joseph Benedetto" (born 1939-07-16) is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Maryland, College Park and is a leading researcher in wavelet analysis and Director of the Norbert Wiener Center for Harmonic Analysis and Applications. He was named Distinguished Scholar-Teacher by the University of Maryland in 1999 and has directed 54 Ph.D students. The volume [http://www.springer.com/birkhauser/mathematics/book/978-0-8176-3778-1 Harmonic Analysis and Applications: In Honor of John Benedetto], edited by Christopher Heil, describes his influence:

John J. Benedetto has had a profound influence not only on the direction of harmonic analysis and its applications, but also on the entire community of people involved in the field.

He was awarded the 2011 SPIE Wavelet Pioneer award and was also named one of the 2015 Fellows of the American Mathematical Society.

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