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Onno Boxma interviewed in Nieuw Archief voor Wiskunde

In the March issue of Nieuw Archief voor Wiskunde Onno Boxma is interviewed by Nicos Starreveld about both his work as a researcher and his administrative functions at i.a. Eurandom, NWO and the Wiskunderaad.

 

Boxma_OnnoSince during his long career Onno has played an important role in mathematical research and since he has worked with many mathematicians in different institutions, you can read the interview as an overview of the development of operations research in the Netherlands during the last forty years, with its ups and downs.

Onno talks about well-known mathematicians he has worked with and who inspired him in his long career, but also stresses that students have inspired him with their critical and curious questions.

 

Nicos Starreveld wrote a blogpost on the Network Pages about the interview. You can read the blogpost here.