General Information
Ricardo Estrada

Born in San Jos?, Costa Rica, a 13^th of August.

Honors

Interests

Publications

Education

Ph.D in Mathematics, Pennsylvania State University, 1980
Advisor: Ram P. Kanwal
Thesis: Theory and application of generalized functions.

Licenciatura in Mathematics, Universidad de Costa Rica, 1976
Thesis: Espacios nucleares.

Bachelor in Mathematics, Universidad de Costa Rica, 1975.

Professional Experience

I have been teaching Mathematics since 1974.

Louisiana State University
Full Professor	2002 to present

Universidad de Costa Rica
Instructor	1974-77
Associate Professor	1981-86
Full Professor	1987-2002

Pennsylvania State University
Graduate teaching assistant	1977-80
Fulbright Scholar	1990

Texas A\&M University
Visiting Professor	1983-84
Visiting Professor	1994-95

Courses and theses

Courses not for math majors: Trigonometry, Calculus, Linear Algebra, Probability and Statistics, Vector Calculus,
Differential Equations, Operations Research, Probabilistic Models.

Undergraduate courses for math majors: Abstract Algebra, Linear Algebra, Ordinary and Partial Differential
Equations, Complex Variables, General Topology.

Graduate courses: Integral Equations, Measure Theory, Real Analysis, Complex Analysis, Ordinary and Partial
Differential Equations, Theory of Distributions.

Theses I have directed the Licenciatura (Masters) theses of the following students:

Luis Pacheco
Julio C?spedes
Sergio Araya
Carlos Gonz?lez
Carlos Manuel Ulate
Alan Dixon
Luis Gustavo Hern?ndez
Carlos Bonilla

Administrative Positions

Director of Graduate Studies, School of Mathematics, Universidad de Costa Rica, 1981-82 and 1986-90.

Director, Department of Pure Mathematics, School of Mathematics, Universidad de Costa Rica, 1982-83 and 1984-86.