| Geoffrey Grimmett | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 December 1950 Birmingham |
| Nationality | British |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge |
| Alma mater | King Edward's School, Merton College, Oxford |
| Doctoral advisor | John Hammersley, Dominic Welsh |
Geoffrey Richard Grimmett (born 20 December 1950) is a mathematician working in probability theory.[1][2] He is the Professor of Mathematical Statistics in the Statistical Laboratory, University of Cambridge.
He is known for his work on the mathematics of random systems arising in probability theory and statistical mechanics, especially percolation theory and the contact process.[3][2]
He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal as a member of the Great Britain Men's Foil Team, finishing 6th.[4] He was awarded the Rollo Davidson Prize in 1989. He was the managing editor of the journal Probability Theory and Related Fields from 2000–2005, and was appointed managing editor of Probability Surveys in 2009.
Grimmett was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham and Merton College, Oxford. He graduated in 1971, and completed his PhD in 1974 under the supervision of John Hammersley and Dominic Welsh.[5] He was the IBM Research Fellow at New College, Oxford from 1974–1976 before moving to Bristol University.[1] He was appointed Professor of Mathematical Statistics at Cambridge University in 1992, and is a fellow of Churchill College.[6] He was Director of the Statistical Laboratory from 1994–2000, Head of the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics from 2002–2007, and is a trustee of the Rollo Davidson Trust.[7]