Steven Strogatz
Steven H. Strogatz | |
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 Steven H. Strogatz in 2025 | |
| Born | August 13, 1959 Torrington, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) Trinity College, Cambridge Harvard University (PhD) |
| Known for | Watts–Strogatz model |
| Spouse | Carole Schiffman |
| Children | Leah Strogatz, Joanna Strogatz |
| Awards | Member of the National Academy of Sciences Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Lewis Thomas Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics Complex systems Networks Applied mathematics Chaos theory |
| Workplaces | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cornell University University of Cambridge Princeton University Harvard University Boston University |
| Thesis | The Mathematical Structure of the Human Sleep-Wake Cycle (1986) |
| Richard Ernest Kronauer Charles Czeisler | |
Doctoral students | Duncan J. Watts Lauren M. Childs |
| Website | www math |
Steven Henry Strogatz (/ˈstroʊɡæts/; born August 13, 1959) is an American mathematician and author, and the Susan and Barton Winokur distinguished professor for the public understanding of science and mathematics at Cornell University. He is known for his work on nonlinear systems, including contributions to the study of synchronization in dynamical systems, and his research in a variety of areas of applied mathematics, including mathematical biology and complex network theory. With Duncan Watts, he developed the Watts–Strogatz model to explain how nodes in a small-world network have in average a small number of degrees of separation.
Strogatz is the co-host of Quanta Magazine's The Joy of Why podcast. He previously hosted The Joy of x podcast. His published books include Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos, Sync, The Joy of x, The Calculus of Friendship, and Infinite Powers.