Reese Prosser

Reese Trego Prosser (May 18 1927 in Minneapolis - 15 Jun 1996) was an American mathematician.

He studied at Harvard University (A.B., 1949) and University of California at Berkeley under John L. Kelley (Ph.D. on the thesis "Structure of Operator algebras", 1955), [ [http://www.genealogy.ams.org/html/id.phtml?id=31973 mathematics geneaology] ] while working as numerical analyst at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory (1953-55). He then joined Duke University (instructor, 1955-56) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (instructor, 1956). He also worked at Lincoln Laboratory (1958-66), among others contributing an early study on routing in packet switching computer networks, [ [http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel5/8159/23662/01088692.pdf Routing Procedures in Communications Networks] parts I and II, in IRE PGCS CS-10 No. 4 (1962), pp.322-329] before becoming associate professor of mathematics at Dartmouth College (1966) and professor (1969). After a brief stay at Harvard University (research associate, 1973), he was at University of California (1974-) until his retirement. [ [http://www.math.dartmouth.edu/~colloq/prosser-lectures/index.phtml?s=CAS The Prosser lectures] from Dartmouth College]

Prosser was also a cellist and sailing devotee. The mathematics department at Dartmouth College opened the "Prosser Memorial Lectures" in 2002.

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