Ian Agol
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Ian Agol[needs IPA] (born May 13, 1970) is an American mathematician who deals primarily with the topology of three-dimensional manifolds.[2]
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Born | (1970-05-13) May 13, 1970 (age 54) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | California Institute of Technology University of California, San Diego |
Known for | Virtually Haken conjecture Freedman–He–Wang conjecture Wise's conjecture Marden tameness conjecture |
Awards | Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics (2016)[1] Veblen Prize in Geometry (2013) Senior Berwick Prize (2012) Clay Research Award (2009) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
Doctoral advisor | Michael Freedman |
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