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  John Sterling Kao Ph.D
Associate Professor: Mathematics

A native of Salt Lake City, John Sterling Kao attended the University of Utah graduating magna cum laude at the age of 17. He was admitted to the PhD Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics at Princeton University (ranked the top American mathematics department by the National Research Council). Upon graduation, he completed one year of postdoctoral teaching at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, before his appointment at USF in 1991.

Currently an Associate Professor of Mathematics, John Kao publishes in the fields of: probability theory, random dynamical systems and stochastic flows. He serves as Associate Editor for the journal, Advances and Applications in Statistics. While on sabbatical in 1999, he taught at the School of Engineering, Princeton University. His honors include: Golden Key National Honor Society, Phi Beta Kappa and the National Science Foundation's Graduate Fellowship.

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University of San Francisco
2130 Fulton St. San Francisco, CA 94117
Phone: (415) 422-6760
Fax: (415) 422-5747
Email: kao@usfca.edu
Office: Harney Science Center, 219
Office Hours: MW 5pm-6:30pm and by appointment

 
 
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