Rachid Benkhalti
Professor of Mathematics
Department of Mathematics
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA 98447
Telephone: 253-535-8730
email: benkhar@plu.edu
Education
- Doctorat de l'Université, Mathematics 1986 Université de Pau, France
- Diplome d'Etudes Approfondies, Applied Mathematics 1982 Université de Pau, France
- Matrise de Mathematiques et Applications Fondamentales 1981 Université de Pau, France
Professional Employment Record
- Professor, Pacific Lutheran University, 1999-Present
- Chair, Department of Mathematics, January 1998-Present
- Associate Professor, Pacific Lutheran University, 1993-1999
- Assistant Professor, Pacific Lutheran University, 1987-93
- Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi, 1986-1987
- Teaching Assistant, University of Mississippi, Summer, 1985
- Research Associate, University of Mississippi, Spring, 1985
Special Honors
I was recipient of the prestigious Fulbright Scholar grant for the academic year 94-95. Among my activities:
- Conducted research
- Helped in the planning of the 2nd Marrakech International Conference on Differential Equations. Marrakech June 16-20, 1995
- Gave a one-week course on the Classification of Delay Differential Equations to students from North Africa and France. Summer School on Differential Equations, University Cadi-Ayyad, Faculte des Sciences. Marrakech June 7-15, 1995. The EEC funded this project.
- Taught a yearlong course on Differential Equations at the graduate level.
Publications
- Books
- Introduction Aux Equations Differentielles et Leurs Applications, 1st edition 1995, by ScientificaA, pages 1-288, (with Khamsi).
- In refereed journals:
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- Existence Results for Initial Value Problems for Neutral Functional Differential Equations, Journal of
Differential Equations. Vol. 138, No. 1, 188-193 (1997) (with Arino and Ezzinbi).
- Periodic Solutions of Functional Differential Equations of Neutral Type, Journal of Mathematical
Analysis and Applications 204, 898-909 (1996) (with Ait Babram and Ezzinbi).
- Bifurcation Properties for a Sequence of Approximation of Delay Equations, Journal of Mathematical
Analysis and Applications, Vol. 171, No. 2, 377-388 1992) (with O. Arino).
- Une Note sur le Degré de Fuller, Revue de l'Université Cadi-Ayyad, No. 6, 1-14, (1991)
(with O. Arino).
- Periodic Solutions for:

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh,109A, 245-260 (1988) (with O. Arino).
- To appear:
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- Periodic Solutions for
with
Nondifferentiable at Zero, Mathematical Model and Modeling of Data, Vol. 3, Wuerz, Winnepeg
(with A. Mortabit).
- Bifurcation Properties of an Approximation of the Equation:
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Mathematical Model and Modeling of Data, Vol. 3, Wuerz, Winnepeg (with O. Arino).
- Submitted:
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- A Massera Type Criterion for Semilinear Functional Differential Equations with Delay (with Ezzinbi).
- Periodic Solutions for Some Neutral Functional Differential Equations (with Ezzinbi).
- Existence of Periodic Solutions for Functional Differential Equations with State-Dependent Time Lags (with
Arino and Ezzinbi).
- A Hartman-Grobman Theorem for Some Partial Functional Differential Equations (with Ezzinbi).
- Dissertation:
- Méthodes Théoriques et Numériques dans la Détermination de
Phénomènes de Bifurcation Globale, Université de Pau, 1986.
Invited Talks
- On the Proof of a Fixed Point Bifurcation Theorem, 2nd Marrakech International Conference on Differential Equations, Marrakech, Morroco,June 16-20, 1995.
- A one-week course on the Classification of Delay Differential Equations. Summer School on Differential Equations, University Cadi–Ayyad, Faculte des Sciences. Marrakech, Morcco, June 7-15, 1995.
- Bifurcation Properties of an Approximation of Delay Equations, 3rd Conference on Population Dynamics, Université de Pau, France June 1-5, 1992.
- Periodic Solutions of Retarded Differential Equations, Days on Qualitative Study of Differential Equations, Université Cadi-Ayyad, Marrakech, Morocco, January 1989.
- Properties of Solutions of Delay Differential Equations, Laboratoire de Mathématiques Appliquées, de Pau, France, January 1989.
- Bifurcation Theory, Laboratoire de Physique Appliquée, Pau, France, January 1989.
Recent Departmental Seminar Presentations
I have given several presentations in PLU mathematics department weekly seminar on different subjects:
- Delay Differential Equations
- Approximations of Delay Differential Equations
- Bifurcation Theory
- General Topics
Professional Organizations
- American Mathematical Society
- Mathematical Association of America