Ian Agol

Ian Agol
Ian Agol at Aarhus University, August 2012
Born (1970-05-13) May 13, 1970 (age 54)
Alma materCalifornia Institute of Technology
University of California, San Diego
Known forVirtually Haken conjecture
Freedman–He–Wang conjecture
Wise's conjecture
Marden tameness conjecture
AwardsBreakthrough Prize in Mathematics (2016)[1]
Veblen Prize in Geometry (2013)
Senior Berwick Prize (2012)
Clay Research Award (2009)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley
Doctoral advisorMichael Freedman

Ian Agol[needs IPA] (born May 13, 1970) is an American mathematician who deals primarily with the topology of three-dimensional manifolds.[2]

  1. ^ Lamb, Evelyn (8 November 2015), "By Solving the Mysteries of Shape-Shifting Spaces, Mathematician Wins $3-Million Prize", Scientific American
  2. ^ Mackenzie, Dana; Cipra, Barry (December 20, 2006). What's happening in the mathematical sciences. American Mathematical Society. pp. 15–16. ISBN 978-0-8218-3585-2.