H. Blaine Lawson
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Herbert Blaine Lawson, Jr. is a mathematician best known for his work in minimal surfaces, calibrated geometry, and algebraic cycles. He is currently a Distinguished Professor of Mathematics at Stony Brook University. He received his PhD from Stanford University in 1969 for work carried out under the supervision of Robert Osserman.[3]
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H. Blaine Lawson, Jr. | |
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Born | (1942-01-04) January 4, 1942 (age 82)[1] |
Citizenship | United States |
Known for | Calibrated geometry Lawson's Klein bottle Hsiang–Lawson's conjecture |
Awards | Leroy P. Steele Prize (1975) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Algebraic cycles Calibrated geometry Minimal surfaces |
Institutions | Stony Brook University |
Doctoral advisor | Robert Osserman |
Doctoral students | Michael T. Anderson William Meeks, III Doris Fischer-Colbrie |
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