Dear colleagues,
It is with deep sadness
that I inform you of the death of our colleague and friend, Emeritus
Prof. Dr. Khristo Boyadzhiev, who passed away last night after battling a
prolonged illness.
With a Ph.D. in Mathematics
from the University of Sofia, Bulgaria in 1978, Khristo came to ONU in
1990 and has been a Professor of Mathematics since 2000.
During
his years at ONU he was the heart and intellectual power engine of our
small Mathematics community, whether the Mathematics and Statistics
Department and lately the Mathematics Program.
Khristo
was a prolific researcher. He has more than 98 publications, and
published three books in the prestigious World Scientific (“Notes on the
Binomial Transform” – 2018 and “Special Techniques for Solving
Integrals” – 2022).
He served ONU for an impressive number of years: 32 years of teaching, from 1990 to 2022.
Among his professional recognitions while an ONU faculty, one can mention:
*
The 2013 Carl B. Allendoerfer Award (national recognition granted by
the Mathematical Association of America – MAA) for the article “Close
Encounters with the Stirling Numbers of the Second Kind” - Mathematics
Magazine, Vol. 85, no. 4, October 2012, 252-266).
* Mary Reichelderfer Chair in Mathematics for 2013-2014, 2006-2007, 1995-1996, 1994-1995, and 1993-1994.
* Faculty Research and Scholarship Award: Recognition of Achievement – 2019
* ONU Summer Research Stipend – 2014
* Presented numerous conference talks, and gave 7 invited talks.
*
Recognized more than 40 times for his excellent solutions sent to
mainstream Mathematics journals such as American Mathematical Monthly,
Mathematics Magazine, College Mathematics Journal, and Fibonacci
Quarterly. Moreover 8 of his solutions have been featured by publication
in the respective journals.
* Khristo initiated the
Mathematics Seminar at ONU and he was the Seminar coordinator for many
years. The Seminar was, and continues to be, one of the central
mathematical activities at ONU, and will be forever linked to the name
of Khristo Boyadzhiev.
For all his activity and kind spirit, Khristo will be greatly missed.
He will remain forever in our hearts!
Mihai Caragiu, ONU Mathematics Program Lead
