Dr. Joel Spencer is the Silver Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science at New York University, New York. Dr. Spencer received, among other many distinctions, the Leroy P. Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition with his coauthor Noga Alon for their book "The Probabilistic Method."
In a conversation with students from Simon Fraser University, Brian Krammer, Anmol Anmol Singh, and Amritha Raj Kizhakkeputhukulathil Ramanan, Dr. Spencer talks about his mathematics high school teacher, remembers the time when Ron Graham, Bruce Rothschild, and he worked on the book "Ramsey Theory," and talks about his friendship and collaboration with "Uncle Paul."
The photo on the poster is by Mary Ann Spencer.