Michael Lee Develin | |
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Born | August 27, 1980 Hobart, Tasmania |
Nationality | American |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | D. E. Shaw & Co. |
Alma mater | Harvard University University of California, Berkeley |
Doctoral advisor | Bernd Sturmfels |
Michael Lee Develin (born August 27, 1980) is an American mathematician known for his work in combinatorics and discrete geometry.
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Mike Develin was born in Hobart, Tasmania. He moved to the United States with his Korean mother, living in NYC. He went to Stuyvesant High School and entered Harvard University at the age of 16. At 22, he received his PhD from Berkeley, doing his dissertation on Topics in Discrete Geometry. He was awarded the 2003 American Institute of Mathematics five-year fellowship.[1]
Develin is a 2-time Putnam fellow.[2] He is often cited for his work in Stanley's reciprocity theorem and for his work involving tight spans.
Develin started playing competitive bridge in 2005.
Develin was naturalized as an American citizen in 2010. He currently resides in Mountain View, California.
Develin organized and maintains Simbase, a simulated baseball league with fictitious players. He occasionally spends his weekends near the San Francisco Ferry Building, dispensing free advice.