Joseph Glover is an American mathematician and provost of the University of Florida. He was previously provost of the University of Florida from 2008 to 2023 and provost of the University of Arizona from July to August 2024.

Joseph Glover
Glover at the Emerson Alumni Hall in September 2008
Provost of the University of Florida
In office
July 1, 2008 – July 1, 2023
September 6, 2024 – present
Provost of the University of Arizona
In office
July 1, 2024 – August 13, 2024
Dean of the University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Acting
In office
January 1, 2007 – July 1, 2008
Personal details
Alma materCornell University
UC San Diego
Scientific career
FieldsProbability theory, stochastic processes
InstitutionsUniversity of Florida
University of Rochester
UC Berkeley
Thesis Compactifications for Dual Processes  (1978)
Doctoral advisorMichael Sharpe

Education

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Glover attended Cornell University for his bachelor's degree, where classes taught by Leonard Gross, Kiyosi Itô, and Frank Spitzer sparked his interest in probability theory.[1] In 1977, he obtained a master's degree in mathematics from the University of California, San Diego,[2] where he also completed his Ph.D. in 1978 under the supervision of Michael Sharpe.[3]

Career

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Glover began his academic career at University of California, Berkeley, and went on to serve as an assistant professor at the University of Rochester from 1979-1982.[2]

University of Florida

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In 1982, Glover joined the faculty at the University of Florida as an assistant professor of mathematics. In 1987 he was promoted to full professor, and served as department chair from 1993 to 1998. Glover then served as the associate dean for faculty affairs for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.[4] In 2001 he was named Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, and then was promoted to interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Science in 2006, and he served in this capacity for the 2007-08 academic year.[5] In July 2008 Glover was appointed Provost of the University of Florida.[6] He served as provost until July 2023, when he stepped down from the position to become senior advisor to the University of Florida's incoming president, Ben Sasse.[7] On 6 September 2024, Glover returned to the University of Florida as provost.[8]

University of Arizona

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In April 2024 it was announced that Glover would be the next provost of the University of Arizona, beginning 1 July 2024.[9] On the day of the announcement, the Tucson Sentinel reported that over 100 University of Arizona faculty had signed a letter opposing Glover's appointment, and supporting instead the appointment of Marie Hardin, a professor at Penn State.[10] Glover notified faculty, staff, and students that he would be resigning from the University of Arizona on August 13th via email.[11]

Research

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Glover's main research areas are Markov processes (in the sense of right, Hunt, and Lévy processes), probabilistic potential theory, and harmonic analysis.[12] He has co-authored papers with Ronald Getoor and Kai Lai Chung, among others.[13]

Selected publications

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  • Getoor, R. K.; Glover, J. (1984). "Riesz decompositions in Markov process theory". Transactions of the American Mathematical Society. 285 (1): 107–132. doi:10.1090/S0002-9947-1984-0748833-1.
  • Glover, J.; Lazer, A. C.; McKenna, P. J. (1989). "Existence and stability of large scale nonlinear oscillations in suspension bridges". ZAMP. 40 (2): 172–200. doi:10.1007/BF00944997.
  • Glover, Joseph; Mitro, Joanna (1990). "Symmetries and functions of Markov processes". The Annals of Probability. 18 (2): 655–668. doi:10.1214/aop/1176990851.

References

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  1. ^ "Interview conducted by Eugene Dynkin with Joseph Glover January 1987 in Ithaca, New York at Dynkin's home", Cornell University, 01:47–03:30, retrieved March 26, 2024
  2. ^ a b "Curriculum vitae (2012)" (PDF). chancellor.utk.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 13, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  3. ^ Joseph Glover at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  4. ^ "About the Interim CLAS Dean", University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, archived from the original on September 7, 2008
  5. ^ "Dr. Glover named interim dean of CLAS", University of Florida, archived from the original on June 11, 2010
  6. ^ "About the Provost - Academic Affairs". www.aa.ufl.edu. Archived from the original on May 29, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  7. ^ "Outgoing UF Provost Joe Glover leaves 15-year legacy". The Independent Florida Alligator. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  8. ^ Alan Festo (August 14, 2024), "At request of interim University of Florida President Fuchs, Glover returning as provost", The Gainesville Sun, retrieved September 9, 2024
  9. ^ University Communications (April 26, 2024), "Joseph Glover selected as UArizona provost", University of Arizona, retrieved May 21, 2024
  10. ^ Dylan Smith (April 26, 2024), "Over faculty dissent, UA taps ex-University of Florida administrator to be new provost", Tucson Sentinel, retrieved May 21, 2024
  11. ^ Ellie Wolfe (August 13, 2024), "U of A provost to leave after one month on the job", Tucson.com, retrieved August 14, 2024
  12. ^ "Joseph Glover faculty page", University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, retrieved March 26, 2024
  13. ^ Joseph Glover at zbMATH
Academic offices
Preceded by Dean of the University of Florida CLAS
Acting

2007–2008
Succeeded by
Preceded by Provost of the University of Florida
2008–2023
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Ronald W. Marx (interim)
Provost of the University of Arizona
July 2024–August 2024
Succeeded by
Ronald W. Marx (interim)
Preceded by
J. Scott Angle
Provost of the University of Florida
2024–present
Incumbent