John V. Pardon | |
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 Pardon receiving the 2017 Alan T. Waterman Award | |
| Born | June 1989 (age 35) |
| Alma mater | Stanford University Princeton University |
| Known for | Gromov's problem on distortion of knots Proof of the 3 dimensional case of Hilbert–Smith conjecture |
| Awards | Morgan Prize (2012) Alan T. Waterman Award (2017) Clay Research Award (2022) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Princeton University Simons Center for Geometry and Physics |
| Doctoral advisor | Yakov Eliashberg |
John Vincent Pardon (born June 1989) is an American mathematician who works on geometry and topology.[1] He is primarily known for having solved Gromov's problem on distortion of knots, for which he was awarded the 2012 Morgan Prize. He is currently a permanent member of the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics and a full professor of mathematics at Princeton University.