Science Watch recently interviewed Professor George Elliott from the University of Toronto, Department of Mathematics, on his recent article “On the Classification of Simple Inductive Limit C*-Algebras, II: The Isomorphism Theorem” as their August ”Emerging Research Front paper in the field of Mathematics”. The paper was co-written with Professors Guihua Gong and Liangqing Li from the University of Puerto Rico.
The article asks Professor Elliott and his co-writers such questions as:
- Why do you think your paper is highly cited?
- Does it describe a new discovery, methodology, or synthesis of knowledge?
- Would you summarize the significance of your paper in layman’s terms?
- How did you become involved in this research, and how would you describe the particular challenges, setbacks, and successes that you’ve encountered along the way?
- Where do you see your research leading in the future?
- Do you foresee any social or political implications for your research?