Alex Eskin

Alex Eskin
Born (1965-05-19) May 19, 1965 (age 59)
Moscow, USSR
Alma materUCLA
Princeton University
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago
Thesis Counting Lattice Points on Homogeneous Spaces  (1993)
Doctoral advisorPeter Sarnak
Doctoral studentsMoon Duchin
Simion Filip

Alex Eskin (Russian: Александр Григорьевич Эскин, born May 19, 1965, Moscow, USSR[1]) is an American mathematician. He is the Arthur Holly Compton Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Chicago.[2] His research focuses on rational billiards and geometric group theory.

  1. ^ Alex Eskin, Curriculum Vitae Archived 2019-07-12 at the Wayback Machine, Department of Mathematics, University of Chicago. Accessed 2019-09-07
  2. ^ Louise Lerner (2019-09-06). "UChicago mathematician, physicists win $3 million 'Oscars of science'". UChicago News, University of Chicago. Retrieved 2019-09-07.