Biography
He is the son of the philosopher and theologianScientific realizations
Author of nine books: * ''Topics in Arithmetical Functions'', North-Holland, 1980 * ''Approche élémentaire de l'étude des fonctions arithmétiques'', Les Presses de l'Université Laval, 1982 * ''Introduction à la théorie des nombres'', Modulo, Montréal, 1994 * ''1001 problèmes en théorie classique des nombres'' (with Armel Mercier), Ellipses, Paris, 2004 * ''Mathématiques de l'ingénieur'', Éditions Loze, Montréal, 2004 * ''1001 Problems in Classical Number Theory'' (with Armel Mercier), American Mathematical Society, 2007 (English edition of ''1001 problèmes en théorie classique des nombres'') * ''Ces nombres qui nous fascinent'', Ellipses, Paris, 2008 * ''En chair et en maths'', Septembre Éditeur, Québec, 2008 * ''Those Fascinating Numbers'', American Mathematical Society, 2009 (English edition of ''Ces nombres qui nous fascinent'') Author of 83 publications in scientific papers with reviewing committees. Author of the SMAC chronicle in the ''Découvrir'' revue (five publications per year). Guest speaker in several Canadian and American universities, as well as in France, Germany, Hungary, Yugoslavia and Mexico. Co-president of the organizing committee of the International Conference on Number Theory held in Université Laval from July 5 to July 18, 1987. Co-president of the organizing committee of the 33rd Seminar of Mathematical Sciences of Quebec held in Université Laval on April 21, 1990. Member of the FQRNT's Board of Directors from 2001 to 2008. President of the 70th ACFAS Congress held in Université Laval from May 13 to May 17, 2002. Research Director of four PhD students and 12 Masters students. President of the Association mathématique du Québec from 2005 to 2007. Member of the ACFAS' Board of Directors from 2005 to 2007. De Koninck is an analytic number theorist. He has worked on the distribution ofContributions to the dissemination and popularization of mathematics
* Research and animation of a Canadian television series ''C'est mathématique!'' ("It's mathematical!") broadcast on Z Network and produced by Téléfiction. The first series (16 episodes of 30 minutes) was broadcast during winter of 2000 and the second series (13 episodes of one hour) during winter of 2001. Both series were bought by the TFO Network (Télévision française de l'Ontario/Ontario French Television) in 2001: since then, they are on air each fall. They are broadcast as well on Canal Savoir. The goal pursued by ''C'est mathématique!'' is to demonstrate to a general audience that mathematics are present in almost all areas of human activity, and somehow in our everyday lives. It deals with the presence of mathematics in finance, meteorology, medical treatments, aviation, lotteries, sports, message encoding (cryptography), food, etc. * Organizer of "Popular Lectures on current mathematics" (given on three consecutive days in April 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002): This is a series of presentations by students graduating in mathematics and intended for students and professors from colleges and universities. * Organizer, during the summers of 1991, 1992 and 1993, of the AMQ (Association mathématique du Québec/Quebec Mathematics Association) Mathematics Camp, an annual summer event bringing together the 25 best mathematics students from colleges. * Organizer of La Quinzaine des Sciences held in October 1996 at Université Laval: a series of popular lectures on sciences intended for a general audience. * Guest speaker in several colleges of Quebec, as part of lectures organized by the ISM (Institut des sciences mathématiques du Québec/Mathematics Sciences Institute of Quebec) since year 2000. Lectures were given in the following colleges: CEGEP Ste-Foy, CEGEP F.X. Garneau, CEGEP d'Ahuntsic, CEGEP Édouard Montpetit, Collège Brébeuf and CEGEP of Chibougamau (with videoconference). * Guest speaker invited by the Association française pour l'enseignement des mathématiques en Ontario (French Association for Mathematics Education in Ontario) on November 16, 2000. The lecture title was "Des équations et des hommes" ("Of Equations and Men"), in which the speaker was demonstrating that behind most of the important mathematical discoveries, we can find passionate and profoundly human persons. * Guest speaker at the Congress "Des mathématiques pour le monde (Mathematics for the people)" organized in May 2000 by a gathering of all organizations involved in mathematics education at all levels. * Invited by the GRMS (Groupe de recherche sur les mathématiques au secondaire/research group on high school mathematics) to pronounce the opening lecture of the May 2002 Congress. * Invited by the Canadian Mathematical Society to pronounce the general audience lecture at the June 2002 Congress. * Invited by the Canadian Mathematical Society, at the Canadian Forum on Mathematics Education, to pronounce the general audience lecture, on May 16, 2003. * On a regular basis since 1990, he gives interviews on mathematics-related subjects on several television networks (Radio-Canada, TVA, TQS and many other community stations) and various radio stations.Community involvement
* President and founder of Operation Red Nose, an operation of road safety held in Canada in December of each year since 1984, bringing the participation of over 45 000 volunteers annually. Operation Red Nose has provided over one million rides since its foundation and gives more than 1 million Canadian dollars to amateur sports organizations in donations every year. * Honorary president of several fundraisers (Mira Foundation, many Red Cross blood campaigns, Adaptavie, Laval Hospital, Ste-Monique Hospital, the Ignatia House, the Camp-School Trois-Saumons, the "Association des Diplômés de l'Université Laval" (Alumni Association of Université Laval), and the Fernand Séguin School Foundation) * President of the "Table québécoise de la sécurité routière" since December 2005Involvement in amateur sport
1974-1985: president of the Quebec Swimming Coaches Association 1978-1990: coach of the Rouge et OrHonours
1975: named Coach of the Year in the province of Quebec by the Société des Sports du Québec 1979: named Varsity Swimming Coach of the Year in Canada 1984: named Coach of the Year in the Quebec area 1985: awarded the Solicitor General of Quebec Award for "its support for crime prevention in the region 03 by the completion of the Operation Red Nose" 1985: motion of congratulations at the House of Commons for the initiative of the Operation Red Nose 1987: the National Assembly declared Friday, December 18 the national day of Operation Red Nose and officially congratulates Jean-Marie De Koninck for his initiative of Operation Red Nose 1988: awarded, as president and founder of Operation Red Nose, the Alphonse-Desjardins Award, underlying his positive action in the community 1988: ''La Presse'' newspaper's personality of the week 1989: named "volunteer administrator" of the Year by the Quebec Society for Sports in Quebec for his help in the development of amateur sport 1989: Operation Red Nose was awarded with the Jury Special Award in Carcassonne (France), at the Film Festival on Road Safety 1990: guest speaker at the First International Congress on road safety (Edmonton, Alberta) 1990: named "Sports Personality of the Year" in the Quebec area 1990: as president and founder of the Operation Red Nose, Jean-Marie De Koninck was awarded with the Solicitor General of Quebec Award in "recognition of his outstanding contribution to crime prevention in Canada" 1992: named in the Quebec Swimming Hall of Fame 1994: Audace Award, Fidéides Gala, for his exceptional realizations and his contribution to the influence of the region of Quebec 1994: Member of theNotes
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