Robert Clark Penner | |
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| Born | August 10, 1956 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Alma mater | Cornell University Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Father | Sol Penner |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics Physics Biology |
| Institutions | Princeton University Mittag-Leffler Institute University of Southern California Aarhus University Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques |
| Thesis | A computation of the action of the apping class group on isotopy classes of curves and arcs in surfaces (1981) |
| Doctoral advisor | James Munkres David Gabai |
Robert Clark Penner is an American mathematician whose work in geometry and combinatorics has found applications in high-energy physics and more recently in theoretical biology. He is the son of Sol Penner, an aerospace engineer.