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Waleed Al-Salam
Waleed
Al-Salam
was a
mathematician
who introduced
Al-Salam–Chihara polynomials
,
Al-Salam–Carlitz polynomials
,
q-Konhauser polynomials
, and
Al-Salam–Ismail polynomials
. He was a
Professor Emeritus
at the
University of Alberta
.
Born
in
Iraq
,
Baghdad
, Al-Salam received his
bachelor's degree
in
engineering physics
and M.A. in
mathematics
from
University of California Berkeley
. He
completed
his
education
at
Duke
,
receiving
his
Ph
.D. for his
dissertation
on
Bessel polynomials
.