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Portrait of Dr. Wayne Lewis

Wayne Lewis, Ph.D. Professor

Wayne Lewis, Ph.D. Professor

Wayne Lewis received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 1977. He has been on the faculty of the Department of Mathematics at Texas Tech University since 1977 and Professor of Mathematics since 1989. Dr. Lewis has research interests in continuum theory and in its relations to geometric topology and to topological dynamics. He has extensive results on hereditarily indecomposable continua, especially their structure, characterizations and mapping properties. He has given numerous short courses and workshops related to the subject.

Research Interests

Continuum Theory, Geometric Topology, and Topological Dynamics

Education

Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin