Professor
Lai-Sang Young
New York University Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Mathematician; Educator
Area
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Specialty
Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, and Statistics
Elected
2004
Professor of Mathematics. Expert in the theory of dynamical systems, particularly their ergodic behavior. Explores the geometric and statistical theories of chaotic dynamical systems, including measurements of dynamical complexity, and the cumulative effects of small random perturbations on the long-term behavior of dynamical systems.