Jeff Cheeger
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Jeff Cheeger (born December 1, 1943) is a mathematician and Silver Professor[1] at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences of New York University. His main interest is differential geometry and its connections with topology and analysis.
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Born | (1943-12-01) December 1, 1943 (age 80) Brooklyn, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Harvard University Princeton University |
Known for | Riemannian geometry Metric Geometry Cheeger constant |
Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (1984) NAS member (1997) Veblen Prize (2001) Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement (2019) Shaw Prize (2021) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematician |
Institutions | New York University Stony Brook University University of Michigan |
Doctoral advisor | Salomon Bochner James Harris Simons |
Doctoral students | Christina Sormani |
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