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'''Mark Kisin''' is a [[mathematician]] known for work in [[algebraic number theory]] and [[arithmetic geometry]]. In particular, he is known for his contributions to the study of [[p-adic representations]] and [[p-adic cohomology]]. |
'''Mark Kisin''' is a [[mathematician]] known for work in [[algebraic number theory]] and [[arithmetic geometry]]. In particular, he is known for his contributions to the study of [[p-adic representations]] and [[p-adic cohomology]]. |
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Born in Lithuania and raised in Australia, he received his B.Sc. from [[Monash University]] in 1991. He received his Ph.D. from [[Princeton University]] in 1998 under the direction of [[Nick Katz]]. |
Born in Vilnius, Lithuania and raised from the age of five in Melbourne, Australia, he received his B.Sc. from [[Monash University]] in 1991. He received his Ph.D. from [[Princeton University]] in 1998 under the direction of [[Nick Katz]]. From 1998 to 2001 he was a Research Fellow at the University of Sydney, after which he spent three years at the [[University of Münster]]. |
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After six years at the [[University of Chicago]], he took the post in 2009 of professor of mathematics at [[Harvard University]].<ref name=Harvard>{{Citation|url=http://www.fas.harvard.edu/home/news-and-notices/news/press-releases/kisin-05072009.shtml|title=Mark Kisin Named Professor of Mathematics at Harvard}}</ref> |
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He was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 2008. <ref> {{cite web | url = http://royalsociety.org/about-us/fellowship/fellows/| title = Fellows of the Royal Society|publisher= Royal Society|accessdate = 2012-03-07}} </ref> |
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Revision as of 23:04, 7 March 2012
Mark Kisin | |
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| Nationality |  United States |
| Alma mater | Princeton University Monash University |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Harvard University University of Münster |
| Doctoral advisor | Nick Katz |
Mark Kisin is a mathematician known for work in algebraic number theory and arithmetic geometry. In particular, he is known for his contributions to the study of p-adic representations and p-adic cohomology.
Born in Vilnius, Lithuania and raised from the age of five in Melbourne, Australia, he received his B.Sc. from Monash University in 1991. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1998 under the direction of Nick Katz. From 1998 to 2001 he was a Research Fellow at the University of Sydney, after which he spent three years at the University of Münster.
After six years at the University of Chicago, he took the post in 2009 of professor of mathematics at Harvard University.[1]
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2008. [2]
References
- ^ Mark Kisin Named Professor of Mathematics at Harvard
- ^ "Fellows of the Royal Society". Royal Society. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
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