Author: MIT Human Resources<\/p>\n
Peter Baddoo, an instructor in the Department of Mathematics, passed away suddenly on Feb. 15 while playing basketball on campus.<\/p>\n
Baddoo joined the MIT Department of Mathematics in January 2021. Prior to this, he was an EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellow at Imperial College London. He studied mathematics as an undergraduate at the University of Oxford and received his PhD from Cambridge University.<\/p>\n
An accomplished applied mathematician, Baddoo had broad research interests and activities spanning complex function theory, fluid dynamics, and machine learning and data-driven methods.\u00a0His book,\u00a0\u201cAnalytic Solutions for Flows Through Cascades\u201d\u00a0(Springer, 2020) received praise for its \u201cexceptionally clear presentation with beautiful figures.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPeter was an outstanding, self-propelling researcher, a master of complex function theory with a burgeoning interest in machine learning, and had several collaborations within the U.S. and farther afield.\u00a0He had an exceptionally promising future in academia.\u00a0He was a deeply respected and valued member of my research group and the broader applied math community. He will be sorely missed,\u201d says Professor John Bush, his faculty mentor.<\/p>\n
In addition to his research,\u00a0Baddoo was an exemplary teacher who gave generously of his time in assisting colleagues, graduate students, and undergraduates.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPeter was an excellent lecturer \u2014 clear,\u00a0composed, thoughtful, and kind. He was extremely popular among his students,\u201d says Michel Goemans, the RSA Professor of Mathematics and Department of Mathematics head. One of Baddoo\u2019s students in class 18.04 (Complex Variables with Applications) says that \u201cI took Peter’s class, and I walked out of that class actually liking math. I was assured that I want to study more of math and pursue a minor.\u201d<\/p>\n
Aside from his work as a scholar and teacher, Baddoo brought the department together by organizing social events for postdocs and instructors; for these and other efforts he received a Math Community Service Award.\u00a0His interests extended well beyond mathematics and included music and sports such as basketball and lacrosse \u2014 which he played at Oxford and Cambridge universities, and as a\u00a0member of the Senior England Men\u2019s training squad. He was also a devoted and active member of Park Street Church.<\/p>\n
In his honor, the Department of Mathematics will be endowing a Peter Baddoo Prize to recognize outstanding contributions to community-building within the department.<\/p>\n
Peter Baddoo is survived by his parents, Jim and Nancy; his sisters, Kate and Harriet; and his fianc\u00e9e, Yuna Kim. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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