David Allen Hoffman

David Allen Hoffman
NationalityAmerican
EducationStanford University (PhD)
OccupationMathematician
AwardsChauvenet Prize (1990)

David Allen Hoffman is an American mathematician whose research concerns differential geometry. He is an adjunct professor at Stanford University.[1] In 1985, together with William Meeks, he proved that Costa's surface was embedded.[2] He is a fellow of the American Mathematical Society since 2018, for "contributions to differential geometry, particularly minimal surface theory, and for pioneering the use of computer graphics as an aid to research."[3] He was awarded the Chauvenet Prize in 1990 for his expository article "The Computer-Aided Discovery of New Embedded Minimal Surfaces".[4] He obtained his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1971 under the supervision of Robert Osserman.[5]

  1. ^ "David Hoffman | Mathematics". mathematics.stanford.edu.
  2. ^ "Costa Surface". minimal.sitehost.iu.edu.
  3. ^ "Fellows of the American Mathematical Society". American Mathematical Society.
  4. ^ "Chauvenet Prizes | Mathematical Association of America". www.maa.org.
  5. ^ "David Hoffman - the Mathematics Genealogy Project".