Tim Cochran

Tim Cochran
Tim Cochran at Multnomah Falls in 2012
Born(1955-04-07)April 7, 1955
DiedDecember 16, 2014(2014-12-16) (aged 59)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of California
Known forCochran–Orr–Teichner (solvable) filtration
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsRice University
Doctoral advisorRobion Kirby
Doctoral studentsShelly Harvey

Thomas "Tim" Daniel Cochran (April 7, 1955 – December 16, 2014) was a professor of mathematics at Rice University specializing in topology, especially low-dimensional topology, the theory of knots and links and associated algebra.