B.A., Fairmont State College M.A., Pennsylvania State University Ph.D (1968) University of Wisconsin-Madison
Known for
JSJ decomposition
Awards
Grace B. Kerr Professor
Scientific career
Fields
Mathematics, Topology, and Geometry
Institutions
Rice University, Oklahoma State University
William "Bus" H. Jaco (born July 14, 1940 in Grafton, West Virginia) is an American mathematician who is known for his role in the Jaco–Shalen–Johannson decomposition theorem and efficient triangulations of 3-manifolds. He retired from Oklahoma State University in 2021 as Regents Professor Emeritus and appointed Adjunct Professor at Rice University in 2021.
William "Bus" H. Jaco (born July 14, 1940 in Grafton, West Virginia) is an American mathematician who is known for his role in the Jaco–Shalen–Johannson...
Jaco may refer to: Jaco Island, island of East Timor Jacó, Costa Rica, a town in Western Costa Rica Jaco, West Virginia Jaco is the local name for the...
John Francis "Jaco" Pastorius III (/ˈdʒɑːkoʊ pæˈstɔːriəs/; December 1, 1951 – September 21, 1987) was an American jazz bassist, composer, and producer...
tori is either atoroidal or Seifert-fibered. The acronym JSJ is for WilliamJaco, Peter Shalen, and Klaus Johannson. The first two worked together, and...
procedure to find an incompressible surface if the 3-manifold had one. WilliamJaco and Ulrich Oertel (1984) gave an algorithm to determine if a 3-manifold...
name to a widespread genus of Old World monkeys (the macaques) in 1799. Jaco was the specific name for a lemur and the term "Macauco" was also in general...
finished her Ph.D. in 1974, from Rice University, under the supervision of WilliamJaco. In the same year, both she and her husband were appointed to the faculty...
Engineering of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1907 to 1935 WilliamJaco, mathematician; known for his role in the JSJ decomposition theorem M...
(1949–1954) John Curtiss (1954–1959) Gordon Walker (1959–1977) William LeVeque (1977–1988) WilliamJaco (1988–1995) John H. Ewing (1995–2009) Donald McClure (2009–2016)...
Jaco Island (Portuguese: Ilha de Jaco, Tetum: Illa Jako, Fataluku: Totina or Tontina) is an uninhabited island in East Timor, a country occupying the...
bundle of S 2 {\displaystyle S^{2}} over S 1 . {\displaystyle S^{1}.} WilliamJaco. Lectures on 3-manifold topology. ISBN 0-8218-1693-4. 3-manifold Connected...
Helen Holmes, journalist, historian, and Women's Army Corps officer WilliamJaco, mathematician; discovered the JSJ decomposition George Judge, economist...
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of Haken's program based on his results and those of Klaus Johannson, WilliamJaco, Peter Shalen, and Geoffrey Hemion. In 2003 Sergei Matveev pointed out...
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Pyrolycus jaco is a species of eelpout (the Zoarcidae family). These organisms are typically distinguished by their eel-like morphology and, in certain...
Leto's next film was the 2009 science fiction drama Mr. Nobody, directed by Jaco Van Dormael. He portrayed the title role of Nemo Nobody, the last mortal...
James Morrison Thorbjørn Olesen Thomas Pieters Marc Warren Chris Wood (6) Jaco van Zyl withdrew to focus on the Olympics. 6. The BMW PGA Championship winners...
the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2011. Jaco, Charles (August 19, 2012). "The Jaco Report: August 19, 2012". Fox News. Retrieved August 20...
in the mid-1970s, she began working with noted jazz musicians including Jaco Pastorius, Tom Scott, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, and Pat Metheny as well...
Randy Rhoads Remembered Volume 1 2015 Come On, Come Over / Mass Mental – Jaco (original soundtrack) 2017 Cloudy Skies (Ugly Kid Joe – acoustic cover) –...
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