sentences:  After completing his BS degree at New York University in 1966, Gunzburger earned his Ph.D. degree from the same University in 1969.His thesis, titled "Diffraction of shock waves by a thin wing—Symmetric and anti-symmetric problems", was written under the direction of Lu Ting.Gunzburger began his career at New York University as a research scientist and assistant professor of mathematics, a position he held from receiving his Ph.D. until 1971.