Paolo Emilio Ricci

Paolo Emilio Ricci Professor
Born	(1944-02-04) 4 February 1944 Arquata Scrivia
Nationality	Italian
Alma mater	Sapienza University of Rome
Awards	Doctor Honoris Causa and honorary professor of the I. Vekua Institute of Applied Mathematics (2003). Prize of the Simon Stevin Institute for Geometry, Zandvoort (2015). Life-Long achievement award of Vijnana Parishad of India (Society for Applications of Mathematics) (2016). Golden Jubilee Award of Vijnana Parishad of India (Society for Applications of Mathematics) (2022).
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematical physics Orthogonal polynomials Special functions Numerical analysis Approximation theory Mathematical analysis Theory of elliptic partial differential equations
Institutions	University of Catania Sapienza University of Rome Università telematica internazionale Uninettuno
Doctoral advisor	Gaetano Fichera

Paolo Emilio Ricci ((1944-02-04)4 February 1944) is an Italian mathematician, working on mathematical physics, orthogonal polynomials, special functions, numerical analysis, approximation theory and other related subjects mathematical analysis, theory of elliptic partial differential equations and special functions: he is also known for his work collaboration with Johan Gielis.