James McKernan
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| Born | March 19, 1964 |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Awards | Cole Prize (2009) Clay Research Award (2007) |
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| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | MIT University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, San Diego |
| Doctoral advisor | Joe Harris |
James McKernan, FRS (born 1964) is a British mathematician, and a professor of mathematics at UCSD in the United States. He was a professor at MIT from 2007 until 2013.
McKernan was the joint winner of the Cole Prize in 2009,[1][2] and joint recipient of the Clay Research Award in 2007.[3] Both honors were received jointly with his colleague Christopher Hacon. He gave an invited talk at the International Congress of Mathematicians in 2010, on the topic of "Algebraic Geometry".[4]
References
- ^ "Christopher Hacon and James McKernan Receive 2009 AMS Cole Prize in Algebra". American Mathematical Society. 2009-01-06.
- ^ "Mathematics Professor Receives Cole Prize". University of California, Santa Barbara. 2009-02-09.
- ^ "Clay Research Award, 2007". Clay Mathematics Institute.
- ^ "ICM Plenary and Invited Speakers since 1897". International Congress of Mathematicians.
External links
- Official website
- James McKernan at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- Citation for 2009 Cole Prize in Algebra
- THe work of Hacon and McKernan
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