James McKernan

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James McKernan
Born (1964-03-19) March 19, 1964
London
Nationality United Kingdom
Fields Mathematics
Institutions MIT
Cal-Santa Barbara
Alma mater Harvard University
Trinity College, Cambridge
Doctoral advisor Joe Harris
Notable awards Cole Prize (2009)
Clay Research Award (2007)

James McKernan (born 1964) is a British mathematician, and a professor of mathematics at MIT in the United States.

McKernan was the joint winner of the Cole Prize in 2009,[1][2] and joint recipient of the Clay Research Award in 2007.[3] Both honors were received jointly with his colleague Christopher Hacon. He gave an invited talk at the International Congress of Mathematicians in 2010, on the topic of "Algebraic Geometry".[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Christopher Hacon and James McKernan Receive 2009 AMS Cole Prize in Algebra". American Mathematical Society. 2009-01-06. 
  2. ↑ "Mathematics Professor Receives Cole Prize". University of California, Santa Barbara. 2009-02-09. 
  3. ↑ "Clay Research Award, 2007". Clay Mathematics Institute. 
  4. ↑ "ICM Plenary and Invited Speakers since 1897". International Congress of Mathematicians. 

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