Robert M. Solovay

Robert M. Solovay
Robert Solovay in 1993 (photo by George Bergman)
Born (1938-12-15) December 15, 1938 (age 85)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Known forSolovay model
Solovay–Strassen primality test
Zero sharp
Martin's axiom
Solovay–Kitaev theorem
AwardsParis Kanellakis Award (2003)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley
Doctoral advisorSaunders Mac Lane
Doctoral studentsMatthew Foreman
Judith Roitman
Betül Tanbay
W. Hugh Woodin

Robert Martin Solovay (born December 15, 1938) is an American mathematician working in set theory.