Derek is
responsible for helping customers to succeed with Maple and MapleSim. He has
been using Maple since undergrad and used Maple to help develop the analytical
models of his Ph.D. thesis.
Derek Wright received a B.A.Sc. degree in electrical
engineering and a M.A.Sc. degree in electrical and computer engineering from
the University of Waterloo, Canada. He subsequently received a Ph.D. degree in
the collaborative electrical and biomedical engineering program at the
University of Toronto, Canada. His research has focused on developing
analytical models of phononic crystals and metamaterials that use active
materials, such as piezoelectrics and dielectric elastomers, which may lead to
controllable dynamic ultrasonic lenses. He has also worked in the areas of
robotics, control, analog and digital VLSI and board-level circuit design, and
CCD cameras.
Derek is a trained classical pianist and particularly enjoys
performing Bach. He also works out daily at the Maplesoft gym and tries to bike
to work as often as possible. He regularly reads Scientific American, IEEE
Spectrum, and Skeptic magazine. He also enjoys the weekly CBC Quirks and Quarks
podcast to catch up on science news. Most of all, Derek enjoys spending time
with his wife, Amy, and his son, William.
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